Exactly! (Didn’t know they owned many of the others or their full name ). :coolgirl:So I expect quality to be reasonable with a VW without forking out extra for the Audi name, paying more for insurance and servicing, etc. I’m sure some elements of an Audi vs VW will be superior but probably something superficial
Personally i'd avoid anything from VAG and go either Jap Toyota or Honda or if you're not bothered about the badge Kia or Hyundai
My personal experience of owning a VW wasn't good though admittedly in the late 80's / early 90's but i'd bought it on the strength of them being reliable (remember the advert if only everything in life was as reliable as a VW, thankfully the rest of life was more reliable than my car
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Something went wrong every month and I do mean every month, normally just small things rather than major engine issues but every time I went in the VW garage to get a replacement part the lad behind the counter would comment "Ah yes that's a common problem with these"
Oh and I was also asked what car I was fitting the part to when I gave them an actual part number, when I asked why they needed to know whether it was a VW; Audi or a Porsche I was informed there were 3 different prices depending on the car I had
Surely that can't be legal
Finally got shot of the VW and bought a Cavalier Mk2 with the 1.8i engine and no problems for 4 years with that despite thrashing the fuck out of it (I wouldn't buy a modern day Vauxhall), only ever had Jap cars since Toyota; Subaru x 2; Honda x 2 and no issues
Edit - Where I worked also had VAG cars and there were numerous expensive problems with them, from a pool of 5 cars an Audi diesel needed the injectors replaced and Skoda diesel needed a replacement turbo, some of the others also had problems though i'm not sure exactly what they were.
Bottom line is VAG aren't as good as they make them out to be
