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[–] pahlimur@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All VWs are in some part a hoopty. I don't hate the brand, though it's one of the few I don't recommend to people who don't like turning wrenches. So many electrical gremlins and other weird mechanical quirks. Usually not enough to stop them running, but definitely enough to make them a hoopty.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This was a MkIII and my ex-VW dealer mechanic sort of hated it. Sometimes he’d try to refuse pay because he wasn’t sure if he’d fixed something.

It did leave me dead in the water once when a fuel relay was failing intermittently, causing the car to suddenly shut off at speed (weeeeee) but generally it ran well and was fun to drive. They are definitely quirky… I quickly learned to always use OEM only or it would act up.

Edit: twice now that I remember. The clutch cable just snapped one day.