Volkswagens suck.
My mechanic summarized it this way:
“With a Volkswagen, parts that should be metal are made of plastic.”
Volkswagen is in the same category as Jeep.
Both names once meant simplicity and reliability.
Now not so simple.
And definitely not so reliable.
The Germans built bad ass cars in the 70s and 80s.
But then they starting building these super complex, over engineered, plastic cars with proprietary components.
Worse yet, then they started getting all green on top of that.
I want a car that runs.
I don’t need a complex piece of shit that needs a mechanic living in my garage to keep running.
Bad ass car in its time! https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJPieWwDGUjKwPPU3CsvVh4qMfUgUKqR_-MnzDg7RsKNCYFpPzBXFT7k8&s=10
Junk: https://www.bmwgroup.com/content/grpw/websites/bmwgroup_com/en/news/general/2026/bmwi3/_jcr_content/main/newsarticle/newscontentparsys/columncontrol_copy/columncontrolparsys/image_copy.coreimg.82.1280.jpeg/1773754065492/neue-klasse-zweites-model-v2-1280x720.jpeg (unreliable, sensitive, expensive, difficult to work on, won’t find parts when car gets older)
Had a 1990 GTI, it routinely shed plastic mystery parts that always cost more than $50.
