VW Auto Transmission Problems

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jennlx wrote: »

By the way, this car has cost an absolute fortune in its lifetime so I think I would try a Nissan next time.

Really appreciate the responses...

Don't get a Nissan.
You think you are buying Japanese quality, but you are buying a French car assembled in England - you can't actually buy worse unless you can still get hold of a 1990s Lada

Just look at the VIN number at the base of the windscreen. Walk away unless it starts with a J.

citykid5

Did they do a touran 1.6tdi in 2004?

bigjl

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Don't get a Nissan.
You think you are buying Japanese quality, but you are buying a French car assembled in England - you can't actually buy worse unless you can still get hold of a 1990s Lada

Just look at the VIN number at the base of the windscreen. Walk away unless it starts with a J.

You really need to stop hating on cars just because they are either French or British.

North Africa is full of French cars and they seem to be lasting fairly well.

Johnmcl7

citykid5 wrote: »

Did they do a touran 1.6tdi in 2004?

No, the 1.6 TDI didn't come until later - in 2004 it was just the 1.9 and 2.0 for the diesel engines, the only 1.6 was a petrol.

John

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bigjl wrote: »

You really need to stop hating on cars just because they are either French or British.

North Africa is full of French cars and they seem to be lasting fairly well.

I have a Nissan, I certainly won't ever buy another. The Japanese engine & gearbox are good, the rest isn't :mad:. The build quality rivals Leyland in the 80s (the leaks caused by missing sealant were particularly irritating). It goes through springs & tyres like an elephant goes through sticky buns, I had to shim the back wheels to get them within the generous alignment specs because they cant even jig weld a beam axle together. The whole thing squeaks and rattles so much I have to have the radio on loud not to hear it.

I always ran British cars in The Olden Days, if they had been designed & made a bit better I'd possibly still have some of them

bigjl

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I have a Nissan, I certainly won't ever buy another. The Japanese engine & gearbox are good, the rest isn't :mad:. The build quality rivals Leyland in the 80s (the leaks caused by missing sealant were particularly irritating). It goes through springs & tyres like an elephant goes through sticky buns, I had to shim the back wheels to get them within the generous alignment specs because they cant even jig weld a beam axle together. The whole thing squeaks and rattles so much I have to have the radio on loud not to hear it.

I always ran British cars in The Olden Days, if they had been designed & made a bit better I'd possibly still have some of them

Which Nissan model are you talking about? A fair few Nissan engines and gearboxes are Renault not just diesels.

In Ghana they have been using Micras as Taxi for a few years now.

Mostly European models but with the odd Japanese "March" model that I assume have been converted to LHD.

I have owned hundreds of cars, some have been reliable and some not.

Can't say country of origin has been that significant IMHO

One of the most reliable cars I have owned was French (Renault 21) and one of the least reliable was German (Omega 2.5 TD)

Our old Clio DCi would still be owned if I had done the work it needed, I didn't want to spend money on an old high miles Clio.

A mate paid huge £££ for a 730ld with huge spec, was nearly a year old when bought and cost £90k new (ex BMW UK MD car) and it gave him loads of niggling problems over the next 100k miles.

My Jaguar XJL had a few issues, alternator, lower suspension arms, DPF issues and failed inlet manifold.

I have two mates that owned almost identical cars, one an 11 plate and one a 12 plate.

Neither has had any problems (apart from one Red DPF light that was reset and hasn't occurred since)

The fact is most modern cars a boringly reliable.

Regardless of country of manufacture or original origins of the underpinnings.

Dacia is a very good example, When I had a stopover in Casablanca all but one or two Airport vehicles were Dacias. The others being the Airport Buses, a couple of Transit minibuses and a few Peugeots.