Quote:
Originally Posted by redpoint5
Never. My best friend went through 2 old Jetta diesels and maybe 4 engines. Another friend had a Golf.
To check the spark plugs, one must remove the exhaust manifold. To do that, one must own torx wrenches. Torx is a standard, but not a common one in automotive use. No car I've owned would use them on an exhaust manifold, and none would require removing that to check spark plugs.
Replacing the alternator was twice as expensive on the Golf than any other vehicle.
Removing the stereo required a special tool.
I hardly worked on VWs, and already the list of frustrations was long. I'm forgetting already half of the stuff I worked on.
|
It's not just VW, my Toyota has its fair share of odd bolt-types as well.
Besides external hex (metric) I've seen:
Torx (a lot of places, including exaust studs)
Tripple square or doubble hex (can use them pretty much interchangeably)
JIS (good luck finding tools for that...)
And most maintainance procedures make VAG products look harmless.
Disassembling the entire rear suspension and dropping the entire drivetrain to change a clutch or an alternator is a whole new level.
And for sparkplugs I need to remove sone structural parts, most importantly the rear strut tower reinforcement.
I've worked on Audis, I've worked on the notorious 924S and a lot of other things.
I can't say Toyota designes cars for easy maintainance.