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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
While I agree a broken timing belt can be a fairly expensive repair on a VW, with proper maintenance that's something that shouldn't happen unless there's an internal problem wearing the belt prematurely... the timing belt is supposed to be replaced every 100K miles, which is a fairly long service interval (longer than on some other makes of cars)... having it replaced isn't all that expensive, nor is it a unique VW thing.
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My old room mate had his timing belt brake twice, each time with 70,000 miles on it and my parents owned VW's for years, replacing timing belts, cv shafts, suspension and other major parts on a regular bases was common.
It' also easy to see that most of the time someone who trades in their old car to buy a brand new car is either bad at math or getting some kind of good deal that bucks the system.