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Old 07-06-2009, 11:17 PM   #101
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A battery is maintenance, I don't consider that a problem. Whatever, I don't care. I have my opinions on the subject based on hard facts from people I know, they aren't changing just because someone tells me "no you're stupid, forget what you know and listen to me instead"
i see it as a problem if i have to go in for warranty work if ur battery goes bad under 25k miles come on dude
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Old 07-06-2009, 11:25 PM   #102
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i see it as a problem if i have to go in for warranty work if ur battery goes bad under 25k miles come on dude
I've seen batteries go bad sooner, all depends how you treat it. I took my car in to get one of the top latches replaced because it wasn't sealing properly, it was a plastic cover that cracked because the previous owner didnt seal the top right once. They didn't have the plastic seperately so they gave me a whole new latch. That's not a problem, it's owner mis-use.

CELs, blowing smoke, pcv valves, those seem like problems.

Like I said, I just don't care.
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Old 07-07-2009, 09:15 AM   #103
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i see it as a problem if i have to go in for warranty work if ur battery goes bad under 25k miles come on dude
no battery should go dead that fast, thats just retarded.
dont knock it until you own one..
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Old 07-07-2009, 11:07 AM   #104
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I've seen batteries go bad sooner, all depends how you treat it. I took my car in to get one of the top latches replaced because it wasn't sealing properly, it was a plastic cover that cracked because the previous owner didnt seal the top right once. They didn't have the plastic seperately so they gave me a whole new latch. That's not a problem, it's owner mis-use.

CELs, blowing smoke, pcv valves, those seem like problems.

Like I said, I just don't care.
PCV is maintenance....
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Old 07-07-2009, 11:11 AM   #105
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and on mk4s if its the upper pcv hose which is known to crack for ****ty rubber... its a really easy fix, and your car is not gonna blow up lol.
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Old 07-07-2009, 12:57 PM   #106
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PCV is maintenance....
Granted, but at 3k miles?!

To me, its like going to a restaraunt. If 10 people told me they got sick from there, and one person says "no thats all bull**** its a good place" I won't exactly be convinced, and that's how euro cars are, MAJORITY of people I know who have owned them have had issues with them and I won't buy one to see "maybe I'll get lucky and have one of the good ones".
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no battery should go dead that fast, thats just retarded.
dont knock it until you own one..
If you listen to the radio a lot with the car off, it wll go bad sooner. We've had cars at work with 7k miles that had batteries go bad too, but there were reasons for it.
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Old 07-07-2009, 01:19 PM   #107
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I think I might side with Clean now. Just broke 1-2 shift fork on a basically stock car with no aggressive shifting. Maybe I jinx'd myself with some of these posts.
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Old 07-07-2009, 01:25 PM   #108
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this thread needs to die.
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Old 07-07-2009, 01:28 PM   #109
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this thread needs to die.
yes, its a bunch of slander and hearsay in here.
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Old 07-13-2009, 04:02 AM   #110
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Old 07-13-2009, 07:21 AM   #111
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Lemon Law only works if you were the first owner.

not true at all. Car only must not have already been deemed a lemon.

All that is required is a substantial problem that does not get corrected after 3+ attempts at repairs by an authorized dealer (not sure if you can use your own mechanic)

There are other mitigating circumstances like you have to report the problem within a certain mileage, etc... but you absolutely do not have to be the 1st owner.
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not true at all. Car only must not have already been deemed a lemon.

All that is required is a substantial problem that does not get corrected after 3+ attempts at repairs by an authorized dealer (not sure if you can use your own mechanic)

There are other mitigating circumstances like you have to report the problem within a certain mileage, etc... but you absolutely do not have to be the 1st owner.
I just called Lemon Law Firm Serving PA & NJ for ****'s and giggles and they even told me you have to be the original owner as a used car there can be other issues.
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Old 07-13-2009, 01:37 PM   #113
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I just called Lemon Law Firm Serving PA & NJ for ****'s and giggles and they even told me you have to be the original owner as a used car there can be other issues.
http://www.lemonlaw.com/bill767.html
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Old 07-13-2009, 02:27 PM   #114
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I don't know about Lemon Law personally but we have people sign the forms for it at our dealership, we only sell used cars.
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Old 07-16-2009, 09:41 AM   #115
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I love VW and Audi styling – I hate horror stories owners tell me. It seems older VW’s aren’t bad. The newer ones however, seem to be the worse ones. I heard Audi has some issues as well, but I can’t afford the cars anyways :D.

I don’t have any personal experience with either of them, I just know what my friends go through.

I never thought I’d agree with CleanNeon… but I did :-O. Considering how new the car is – it shouldn’t have any issues. Another thing, everyone is putting the blame on Bosch, but my parent’s cars have Bosch O2 sensors and they don’t have any issues.
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