There has been a huge wave of "Car reviews from owners" on VWVortex lately, mostely 2007-2009 models. (GTI, Civic SI, Camry, Accord, etc) and they all seem to think their cars have been 'problem free for the most part'
The most recent one that REALLY annoyed the hell out of me is for a 2008 accord...
Guy goes on and on about how unreliable his past 2005 VW Passat was and bought the most reliable thing he could think of, a 2008 4 cylinder accord. He ends his review with this: "And other than a dead battery at 27k and a faulty gas lid release lever at 31k and the aforementioned brakes (replaced the rear brake pads TWICE), no issues whatsoever." He traded it in at 36K miles...
I bought a 2007 ford focus SE Sedan for $15,500 back in Dec of 2006 brand new. and I can't help but laugh because you know what went wrong with my car?
NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I put 54,000 miles on it within 2 and a half years before trading it in, and fed it gas, changed the oil, and replaced the tires at 36K.... That's it.....
I don't understand why this isn't the expectation out of brand new imports? Or how a person can accept a dead battery, a bad gas lid release lever, and 2 sets of brake pads before 36K as being "Reliable" on a 25K+ Import....
*Rant Off*
For all the people that work at shops/dealers, what cars are you surprised to see in super often, or not often at all?
The most recent one that REALLY annoyed the hell out of me is for a 2008 accord...
Guy goes on and on about how unreliable his past 2005 VW Passat was and bought the most reliable thing he could think of, a 2008 4 cylinder accord. He ends his review with this: "And other than a dead battery at 27k and a faulty gas lid release lever at 31k and the aforementioned brakes (replaced the rear brake pads TWICE), no issues whatsoever." He traded it in at 36K miles...
I bought a 2007 ford focus SE Sedan for $15,500 back in Dec of 2006 brand new. and I can't help but laugh because you know what went wrong with my car?
NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I put 54,000 miles on it within 2 and a half years before trading it in, and fed it gas, changed the oil, and replaced the tires at 36K.... That's it.....
I don't understand why this isn't the expectation out of brand new imports? Or how a person can accept a dead battery, a bad gas lid release lever, and 2 sets of brake pads before 36K as being "Reliable" on a 25K+ Import....
*Rant Off*
For all the people that work at shops/dealers, what cars are you surprised to see in super often, or not often at all?