are these cars just crap?

[Slowpoke]

Wow, great thread.

When my 03 GTP breaks, which is rare, I fix it myself.

I have a buddy with a new VW something or other turbo, with a 6 speed dsg trans. The trans has already failed twice under warranty which without warranty would cost thousands. He says it shifts like somebody learning to drive a standard trans.

That's a new car.


Edit: A family member has a VW diesel, still on warranty. They told him the turbocharger is almost finished. The car has less than 90k miles.

Like this?
http://www.grandprixforums.net/bad-car-day-42819.html

[mechguy]

Like this?
http://www.grandprixforums.net/bad-car-day-42819.html

Yup.

Hey, that was a pretty smart post for a Ford guy. An especially smart post for yourself.

[Slowpoke]

Yup.

Hey, that was a pretty smart post for a Ford guy. An especially smart post for yourself.

The dumb ford guy huh? Untwist your panties there champ, I was just messing with you. You don't see the irony?

[Big Dave]

Wow... There are so many things to whine about... Ok... First, I think this just happened:
OP: If a site exists to solve problems with a car it must mean cars break! I want to go back to my moms safe safe womb!
50% responders: Nuh uh... My car is perfect because i'm romantically linked to it... Marriage takes compromise!!
Other 50%: Well you know it's all relative to time, or the aurora borealis, or swamp gas on a weather balloon... After all you can't beat a dead horse in a drink...

It looks like this whole post was meant to make the poster feel good about turning his back on his current car... He thinks he wants a new one... What he really wants is a magic carpet free of any need or responsibility... Something that will actually run forever and be the coolest thing at his dorm... The idea that all cars are made of metal and fire by primates frightens and confuses him...

Defending the car or going off on some tangent about how much better it is than another car is not helping at all... OP doesn't care... Cost benefit of fix vs. replace? Waste of time... It made a noise and the response was to go on the inter-webiverse and bark in the dark about how only this kind of car would ever do that right, RIGHT?? In a panic situation, hearing that a car that isn't in your driveway eating your money works fine is like showing the food network to starving children...

So my answer to this question is yes... These cars suck... If you will sleep better at night having something different go for it... I promise you this car will break down, over and over, at the worst possible time it could do so... This is because it is a car... They only break in response to use...

So find a car that someone says is perfect, avoid doing any research on it at all, buy and drive it, and hope for the best... Every car that exists has people that swear by them and people that wouldn't bother to set one on fire... By the substance, and very existence of your question combined with the population you asked it of it can only be concluded that you can't live with this car...

P.S. Mine has 200k on it and runs fine... But mine is mine... And mine only needs blah blah blah... ... ...

[ZR1Vette09]

The dumb ford guy huh? Untwist your panties there champ, I was just messing with you. You don't see the irony?

Yeah for a Ford guy, you're alright

[blueguy]

Yup.

Hey, that was a pretty smart post for a Ford guy. An especially smart post for yourself.

You sure that isn't a self portrait in your avatar? Why the knocking on a guy who knows plenty more about a platform he doesn't even own? Pot; meet kettle.

[mechguy]

You sure that isn't a self portrait in your avatar? Why the knocking on a guy who knows plenty more about a platform he doesn't even own? Pot; meet kettle.

He poked a couple of times, so I jabed.

Just send a PM if you have an issue to discuss.

[Slowpoke]

He poked a couple of times, so I jabed.

Just send a PM if you have an issue to discuss.

I see what you did there....