Recently picked up a 1999 B5 Passat 1.8t 5-speed for a winter beater. While not super unreliable, everything is so expensive. Here's a list so far: Brakes (all 4 rotors, all 4 pads, rear calipers): $550 A/C Relay: $60(!) Motor mounts: $120 Basically, everything is 2x a honda or a mazda or something cheap with plentiful parts. But I knew this going in, and its pretty fun to drive, so oh well.
The least reliable car i have is my current winter car a VW golf MK4 with 2.0l engine and manual. I have it for 2 months now and it has broken down more often than i can count mostly because it gets too much fuel and everytime we change a part related to that its broken but not the source of the problem
It's too bad you can't share the same luck as me. I have the exact same car, and really nothing has ever gone bad since new Well, the all important engine light is on, but we can ignore that ^^;
Yeah for me the check engine the airbag and the traction control lights were on since i bought it now its just the traction control light wich should come on but that would cost more than the car is worth wich would be a shame as i like to drive it
Probably at some point. So far it was just the o2 sensor freaking out every now and then (I'll change it someday, I don't know, it mostly figures things out) (;^^) Besides, isn't it some kinda rule that all VWs have them on anywayy??
