postmortemIA
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Learn from your mistakes ... and don't get another German car.
I'm about 23 months into my 36 month lease and i must get rid of this car since i can't stand all the issues with it and the dealer's incompetence. I escalated the whole mess up to VW's CEO's assistant, who offered me a month's payment for all my trouble... lol.
Needless to say, i'm done with VW forever.
Soo, i'm thinking about getting a 135is. What do you guys think? I prefer small coupes and the 135 seems to be the only one around with a real engine, and i don't care for the 3 series since it's too big. Please no suggestions to get an ancient E46 M3.
Thanks.
FR-S / BRZ are sweet rides. Might be a bit weak in power but its well designed. That would be my first choice over any BMW. Especially if your tired of dealer drama.
FR-S/BRZ are an insane comparison to a 135i. 135i drops sub-5 second 0-60 runs with the manual, still has amazing balance, has a fantastic interior, and is just a nice compact lux/sport combo. FR-S/BRZ are anemic, but well balanced handling cars that can't really even hang with a decent pickup truck or minivan or even Camry V6 in a straight line. Of course there is a substantial price difference as well.
Long term reliability, I think you're right though. Maintaining the BMW is going to cost money, even if nothing serious goes wrong. There's just a lot more electronics, and more expensive parts overall, and then you have eventual turbo maintenance as well. Overall BMW seems a lot less flaky to me than Audi/VW though. One of the local dealers I work for that specializes in luxury cars has given up buying them at auction, he only drop-sells them from local CPO/warrantied sources if someone demands a certain vehicle. All of that is sort of besides the point.
Back to this, I don't think anyone who is even used to the power of a GTI will be happy in the Toybaru. I haven't driven the BRZ myself, but I tried the FR-S, and it's gutless, almost despairingly so considering the excellent handling and sporty styling. It's like Jet Li's body and agility, but paired with all the gusto of a 90-year-old cancer patient.
Ugh... I did not want to see this thread. I'm about to get rid of my 05 Dodge Neon for a GTI....
Genesis is absolute garbage. Sit in one for 5 minutes and feel the rattly plasticness. I was so disappointed after sitting in a track model in dealership.
Why not?
Here's a fun one for you... So you have your iPhone plugged in listening to music, call comes in, you answer and hang up 3 mins later, music never comes back and the only way to get it to play again is to unplug your phone and then plug it back in.
I hate this damn car!!!
A) don't have an iPhone so that's a non issue
B) that might not be the car... It could be an issue with the phone
I loved my GTI and my Jetta TDI, I'd get another without hesitation. Your dealer sucks/you got a lemon. Shit happens.
Nah sounds like a usual VW to me.
Why not?
My 03 golf went through bulbs like a chainsmoker goes through cartons of Marlboros. Every month I was replacing one. And yes, I wore gloves, didn't get them oily, etc, etc, etc. Dealer said it was normal.
2008 w/ 70K here. Couple problems that the dealer took care of. I did have to switch dealers from the one I bought it from, seemed like the original dealer only liked to do quick warranty jobs and overpriced scheduled maintenance. I'll likely be buying a MKVII in a few years, unless I fall into some cash and get something much higher end (GT-R, 911, etc).
Lulz. I might get another hot-hatch... or, you know, a super car. No bigs.
A) don't have an iPhone so that's a non issue
B) that might not be the car... It could be an issue with the phone