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Originally Posted By: Mykl
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
When your water pump can fail every 7-15k miles, i would not consider reliability "average"
This is not a small sample size who had water pump issues either.
I would highly recommend that you purchase a base model Corolla.
This is a *microscopic* sample size, how many tens of thousands of sixth generation GTIs have been sold since it was sent to market in 2009? How many hundreds of thousands of TSI powered Volkswagens have been sold since 2009? You've pointed out a thread that has 106 posts in it. In that thread there is a total of 45 reported water pump failures on 38 unique cars. In the same thread you have 34 people reporting "no issues." You have two people in this thread that own(ed) the same model of car reporting "no issues." So that's nearly 50:50 for cars with issues for cars without issues out of a total of 74 reported vehicles...... out of tens of thousands of cars sold.
Buy a Corolla. Seriously.
That is just ONE of many threads regarding water pump failures. Also, not all owners who have failed water pumps will voice their experiences, so i highly bet you that is not a microscopic sample. I read in some of the comments that users are repeatedly told by VW that it is a common problem and they get frequent warranty repairs for water pump failures.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
OK, we get it. So what are you buying then?
Exploring 2009+ Lexus IS250. A low mileage one can be had for the price of a new GTI.
Yes, some of then have carbon build up issues requiring an engine rebuild but you can avoid that by not buying one that falls into a vin # range
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Garlicbread, after this discussion you'd be incredibly silly not to be seeking out a CPO Acura TSX SE with manual transmission.
We already have a TSX in the family.
Originally Posted By: Mykl
^ and I don't say "buy a Corolla" to be mean or anything, but you do seem to place an extreme amount of weight on reliability. If you absolutely can not stand the thought of something possibly failing on a car, a Corolla may very well be your best bet. If you want something sportier, go back and check out the Civic Si again (great car).
Why wouldn't you place a lot of weight on reliability??? Thats why we have all these companies out there doing reliability test so you can make WISE purchases. You're paying thousands of dollars on a car and you want it work correctly right? It's not like im spending a buck on a snicker bar.
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
When your water pump can fail every 7-15k miles, i would not consider reliability "average"
This is not a small sample size who had water pump issues either.
I would highly recommend that you purchase a base model Corolla.
This is a *microscopic* sample size, how many tens of thousands of sixth generation GTIs have been sold since it was sent to market in 2009? How many hundreds of thousands of TSI powered Volkswagens have been sold since 2009? You've pointed out a thread that has 106 posts in it. In that thread there is a total of 45 reported water pump failures on 38 unique cars. In the same thread you have 34 people reporting "no issues." You have two people in this thread that own(ed) the same model of car reporting "no issues." So that's nearly 50:50 for cars with issues for cars without issues out of a total of 74 reported vehicles...... out of tens of thousands of cars sold.
Buy a Corolla. Seriously.
That is just ONE of many threads regarding water pump failures. Also, not all owners who have failed water pumps will voice their experiences, so i highly bet you that is not a microscopic sample. I read in some of the comments that users are repeatedly told by VW that it is a common problem and they get frequent warranty repairs for water pump failures.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
OK, we get it. So what are you buying then?
Exploring 2009+ Lexus IS250. A low mileage one can be had for the price of a new GTI.
Yes, some of then have carbon build up issues requiring an engine rebuild but you can avoid that by not buying one that falls into a vin # range
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Garlicbread, after this discussion you'd be incredibly silly not to be seeking out a CPO Acura TSX SE with manual transmission.
We already have a TSX in the family.
Originally Posted By: Mykl
^ and I don't say "buy a Corolla" to be mean or anything, but you do seem to place an extreme amount of weight on reliability. If you absolutely can not stand the thought of something possibly failing on a car, a Corolla may very well be your best bet. If you want something sportier, go back and check out the Civic Si again (great car).
Why wouldn't you place a lot of weight on reliability??? Thats why we have all these companies out there doing reliability test so you can make WISE purchases. You're paying thousands of dollars on a car and you want it work correctly right? It's not like im spending a buck on a snicker bar.
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