You see, if i had $40,000 for a car...

"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn)
06/17/2014 at 01:08 • Filed to: None

I'd go and buy this sexy beast right away!

DISCUSSION (26)

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:10

"The mechanic called again, It's gonna be another $8,000 to fix the turbo and AWD system."

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:23

oh, we gonna play that game... ok, I'm game? :P"Hey Logan, GM called again, something about another dangerous part on your new to you Saturn Aura being recalled due to it being able to kill you?"

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:24

Nah, the Vue, Safari, or Silverado haven't had any recalls recently. Thanks though.

All are still running like a top as well. Not a single issue.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:26

That's why I was talking about the Aura...Speaking of GM recalls, how many cars have they recalled so far? about 3.15 million? is that right?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:29

The Aura has had one recall for 4-speed transmission models, which were very few.

Do I need to bring up the Stop-Sale on nearly every VW model for a while because of some sort of malfunction with the 1.8T?

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:33

Which 1.8T? The early 2000's one? yeah, go right ahead!

I just think that you should know that in the past 6 months 20,000,000 GM cars have been recalled :D

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:36

Nah, just recently.

http://wot.motortrend.com/1404_volkswage…

Notice how most of those cars went out of production over 4 years ago though.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:37

Just saying, we are both behaving like such stereotypical brand fanboys right now! *Sniff* I'm so proud of myself! Let's just agree that both of the brands are unreliable, and agree to tell people to buy W123's if they want reliable transport!

FriskyDingo > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:37

40k i would add a cement floor to my barn, buy a garage door for it and build one awesome project car that would wipe the floor with that golf.And still have money left.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:38

I can't say GM isn't reliable. Dangerous, maybe. But unreliable, never.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:39

ok then..
. http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/16/new… So yeah, I'd rather have VW stop selling cars for a while than have a brand sell badly built cars, and then wait 5 years to tell people about it
Also, I hope you're not taking this reliability pissing contest seriously. I will be the first to admit VW's are unreliable and break. Heck! the Beetle I learned on had it's floor pan falling out, and the '91 rabbit diesel my dad had caught fire for no reason!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:42

I said dangerous, didn't I?

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/17/2014 at 01:45

Yeah, you did :P
I will give you that GM has made some kickass machines over the years, si I guess you can forgive a few mistakes here and there...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 01:48

Their engine could also survive a nuclear winter. They've fucked literally every aspect of a car up at one point, except the engine.

Unless it was those 80s diesels. Or that 8-6-4 Cadillac motor that was just bad .

Garrett Davis > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
06/17/2014 at 02:45

Love the car, but you can get so much for that money. Like a Boss 302, a used Cayman, an Exige, a used C6 Z06 (slight stretch of the budget), etc.

Saracen > Garrett Davis
06/17/2014 at 12:32

None of which are a practical hatchback.

Garrett Davis > Saracen
06/17/2014 at 12:39

I could get an Ecoboost Mustang w/ performance pack with $12k to spare for that practical hatchback.

Or a 2013 WRX STi practical hatch with $10k for what ever I wanted.

Saracen > Garrett Davis
06/17/2014 at 12:44

to each his own. two years after buying my Golf R I don't regret buying one over an STI one bit. I'd rather have the tuned Golf R. And the only 2015 Mustang I'd buy would have the V8.

And STI's were never $30k new. Ever.

Garrett Davis > Saracen
06/17/2014 at 12:56

Standard price for an R I can live with, even if I do think it's a little high, but once you go over that I would say you get diminishing returns.

Also, I exaggerated on the price, but you can get a used STi for not much above $30k.

Saracen > Garrett Davis
06/17/2014 at 13:04

well if you're talking used then that's completely apples to oranges. Likewise, same as talking any discounts below msrp. I got my Golf R new for $31800 (base four door). You can get low mileage 2013 R's in the high 20's now.

The Golf R was worth it to me because I would have specced out a GTI with the full autobahn package anyway. I like the leather and climate control. So a few grand more for a K04 turbo'd FSI, bigger brakes and AWD was a no brainer...especially since it has the headroom for 370-380 horsepower on the stock turbo and stock engine internals.

Garrett Davis > Saracen
06/17/2014 at 13:06

Fair point.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen
06/19/2014 at 14:59

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/19/2014 at 15:02

I love Audis, but I'm not spending over $40k for a 60k+ mile Audi that is out of warranty.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen
06/19/2014 at 15:06

Yeah, probably not the best move. CPO all the way if you're going that route.

I spend $40k on a 40k mile BMW with 6 months of warranty left - that paid off, and I picked up EasyCare TotalCare to get me to 85k. We'll see if it way money well spent. Either way, I sleep better knowing that a problem would be a $500 bill and not a $5000 one...

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/19/2014 at 15:14

The M3 is the exception. It seems to be the most robust car BMW has built in a long time, and I want one that badly. After I find a house, I'll look at the market more closely.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen
06/19/2014 at 15:24

Very, very thankful about that. Only thing that worries me a bit is the rod bearing chatter I hear from time to time (but it seems to be blown out of proportion some). I'd like to keep my car for a long time, so I might just pay to have them replaced at some point down the line as preventative maintenance.