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Originally Posted by Morescratch
You are spreading disinformation. VW is topping the quality and reliability lists. Yes, they used to have problems but so did Toyota and Honda. Toyota used to build the worst cars and now build some of the best. Honda built the most dangerous car ever sold in America and now builds some of the safest. VW used to build some of the most unreliable cars but now build some of the most reliable. You are doing this forum a disservice and insult the intelligence of the readership by spreading such nonsensical information. Timing belt problems with VW's??? VW's use timing chains... Diesel pumps almost never fail... We aren't interested in your personal biases and/or opinions unless they are based on fact. Plus, your assessment that our neighbours to the south can't build good cars is borderline racist and most definitely based on opinion rather than fact. A disappointing post.
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As a TDI owner I'm going to have to disagree.
As far as number of issues goes the TDI looses over every Toyota I've ever owned.
Toyotas I've owned
91 Celica
Still own 186,000 miles purchased at 90,000 miles
Failures
Brake master cylinder (leaked)
Assorted Light bulbs
Starter (stuck)
1 battery replacement.
Tape Deck failed
Occasional oil changes (my sister drives it now)
Terrible things that have happened to it
5sfte Ran 30k on an oil change, had < 1 quart when drained
ran with no coolant (wreck) until the engine seized when I showed up a breaker bar couldn't budge it and the temp gauge was still pegged. Let it cool down overnight and fired right up
91 Camry
300,000 + (Failed VSS) took possession at 100,000
Repairs
Leaky front main
VSS failed
Shattered Air box
87 Supra
97,000 - 210,000
Motor Swap after having a hole punched in oil cooler
*Very* modified
Headgasket 7m head bolt torque issue Totally Toyotas fault
Too many electrical issues to name, but that was mostly my fault for being a dumb teenager with lots of extras wired in, the rest being the my fault for allowing the car to flood.
89 Supra 64,000- 194,000
Headgasket
heavily modified, spent lots of time at track, no other failures
That's it
91 Supra for sale BPU
154,000- 165,000
No Mechanical issues at all had MHG before I got it though, just needed paint
93 Supra for sale BPU ++
154,000 - 180,000 for sale
Turbos replaced (smoked very bad on purchase)
Power steering hose leak
Lives life mainly on the track
2002 Golf
159,000 - 205,000 miles (still have it, not for sale)
Glove box is garbage, replaced once, broke again
Center console latch failed
Lower dash crumbled
Drains battery for no apparent reason (need to trouble shoot)
Seat heaters failed (temp sensor has crap wiring)
Door Locks failed (cold solder joints)
power Window retainers (can't remember name) Failed
Drivers power window switch failed
Cruise switch Failed
Front main seal leak
Glow plug harness failed
battery box broken (probably previous owner)
Burns out headlight bulbs at alarming rate (yearly)
Dash light dimmer failed
driver seal belt latch failed
Tape deck failed
Antenna rubber fell off
Headliner fell off
Strut mounts failed
Rear control arm bushings failed
2 struts failed
1 CV joint boot failed
Rear suspension mounts failing
Master Cylinder failed
MAF Failed
But after listing all of that, I'm selling all of my Toyotas and keeping My TDI. But is definitely the lowest quality vehicle I've ever owned. I am aware that my sample size is small, but go to a Prius site and you see lighting threads, go to TDI club and you will see lots of mechanical issue threads.