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06-06-2014, 02:55 PM | #29 | |
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Haha! I keep asking her about the Abarth. Different posts on the blogs keep popping up about how cool of a little car it is and I can't help but start to love it. It sounds pretty great too! She's not going to budge on the 500 though, she can't stand the look and needs more space and utility. How long did you have the car? What year? Did you have any major issues? |
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Yeah, pretty much. So take these as grain of salt. Cuz not all the GTI will have same issue (if it did, it'll be in recall lol).
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For a non enthusiast, regular Golf or Mazda 3 is a better value, and have softer rides.
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Note the age differences between Itchitaka's examples, <3 years, zero problems, >5 years oodles of problems. From what you said it seems like you'd get shit if it kicked the bucket any less than 10 years down the road.
Also worth noting, that $450 fluid flush every 40k miles, how much do you plan on driving it? For most people that service is >3 year intervals. Concerning the Abarth, it was my second choice car, an automatic might do the car too much of a disservice, FIAT isn't exactly known for putting industry leading tech in their economy cars. Check out Top Gear's review though, it's the same car (they call it an SS), several years old but still the same chassis and 160hp powerplant, long in the tooth over there still a bit of a novelty here. http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/take-abarth But if she dislikes the styling don't waste her time. |
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I think the problem was with the evap system. All of a sudden one day I couldn't put fuel in the car without it shutting the pump down. I thought it was weird, but I got it filled anyway. A few weeks later it happened again at a different gas station. Then the CEL came on shortly after.. It took them forever to diagnose and fix it, but at least they gave me a loaner Passat. About a week or so after I got back after my honeymoon they had the car fixed, told me to come pick it up. I said I'd be there tomorrow after lunch time because I was an hour away at the time and couldn't make it. And then the next day about an hour before I'm about to go pick it up I get a call saying they needed to speak to me about my car. Yeah, tech took it out for a "test drive" to make sure the problem was still fixed...a fter they told me come pick it up. And then he t-boned a SUV. I still to this day haven't gotten an apology for what happened. |
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So you're just out of high school and you already drive a BRZ. Now your girlfriend's parents are trying to give her a leg up by giving her a brand new car, as long as it's reliable and will last a long time. But you're not happy with the choice of car her parents are giving to her. Here's my suggestion, shut your ungrateful mouth unless you're telling her parents 'thank you.'
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He's been in the military for three years, so he's at least 21.
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The first post said she's completing grad school, not grade school. And her dad wants to buy her a car as a gift for completing grad school. He's just helping her shop.
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Oh yeah, who could forget the books of VW recalls, of course they issue the recalls such as "Only acceptable if car is under 75,000 miles" for cars that are already 5 years old and past that mileage.
Bullshit.
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Didn't think I'd have to bring a flamesuit to get opinions on a GTI.
Thanks again to the people contributing to the discussion. As for the trolling from @OrbitalEllipses I think he's trying to make me into a study of the effects from internet trolling for his psychology degree. @Calum I have been out of High School for quite some time and so has the girlfriend. Hell, I wish I could go back. Some good times. My BRZ is paid off with my money. She is not being ungrateful, just wanted to see what else is on the market other than the be all end all Camry. She has really taken a liking to the GTI (Golf platform) making it a serious option. Her parents are open to different cars and reliability is a factor in this decision. Thus, I made this thread asking for feedback and opinions on the GTI as I have never owned a VW and don't know much about them. Last edited by Bg8780; 06-07-2014 at 06:52 PM. |
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