skruffy wrote: Yeah, and I still like it better than anything from the US. And it's only been to the dealer three times, I mentioned the sound at each visit and they told me nothing was wrong.
Simply amazing!...
skruffy wrote: Yeah, and I still like it better than anything from the US. And it's only been to the dealer three times, I mentioned the sound at each visit and they told me nothing was wrong.
Simply amazing!...
Just got it back today. New transmission, new clutch assembly, new flywheel. No fight whatsoever.
They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing. I really don't care how it happened, I'm just happy it's fixed.
skruffy wrote: They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing.
They DO come apart... but umm... well your car is fixed.
John Brown wrote:skruffy wrote: They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing.They DO come apart... but umm... well your car is fixed.
shhhhhhh....
He's blissfully ignorant now. I know some of the cars I've owned were not treated with care. They were ok....usually. 
Wouldn't the flywheel coming apart cause a rather obvious driveablilty problem?
reply to skruffy. I have a 2000 Ford ZX2 and it has never been back to the dealer for warranty or recall work. How does that compare to your VW ?
Hmmm... bout the same as my Stratus. How much have you spent on maintenance?
$20.00 oil changes every 5K miles for 81,000 miles. One set of used tires that I didn't pay for and a tire plug. A set of front pads and rotors because my wife swore she needed brakes, at 65k there was 30% pad left. That's it.
But you don't have the European car ownership experiance.
The only money I've spent on maintenance is one oil change that I did myself.
And yeah, I'm sure escorts and stratuses are reliable, but I like the GTI enough to put up with it's quirkiness.
Wally wrote: But you don't have the European car ownership experiance.
I can't even say my car is Canadian or Mexican like all them COOL American cars.
skruffy said: The only money I've spent on maintenance is one oil change that I did myself. And yeah, I'm sure escorts and stratuses are reliable, but I like the GTI enough to put up with it's quirkiness.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were a sadist. In that case all is good!
Mean while, down the street at the Ford stealership.
Torqued Customer:
Fugzamattawidyou! Every time I bring it in here you tell me there's nothing wrong with it!
NOW it's overheating!!!
Service Dweeb:
Now now, calm down, lets bring it in and have a look.
34 minutes later in the Stealership waiting room full of B&W TV and 3 year old magazines:
Sir, we've found the problem. This 6" chunk of GM cast iron went through the radiator; must have come off one of theirs.
That's not our fault, not covered under warantee.
Have a nice day.
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