VAG was once the go to brand for quite affordable reliable cars but sadly that is no longer the case. Too many issues around engines and gearboxes. Not the brand they were.
Beg to disagree.
Bought 4 VW's in succession from 1984 to 1996, that one stayed with us for 7 years. They were all totally reliable and whilst not the last word in driving pleasure very economical to run.
Move to the late 90's and it was clear they had lost something whilst Ford were starting to produce the cars they had failed to make for years. From 1999 to 2010 we had 3 in succession and all were totally reliable, cheap to run and totally reliable.
Move onto 2010 and Ford were loosing the plot so we bought a Kia. Totally reliable but whilst great value you could see where they saved money and refinement was below parr.
2013 we bought a Seat Leon TSI which was the first of our 4 in a row VAG cars. It was followed by 3 Skodas the last of which we bought in October 2020. Again like all the others they have been totally reliable and a pleasure to drive and own.
We have always kept an open mind and looked at Jap cars (Mazda, Honda, Toyota) beloved of this forum but they have never appealed like the ones above and the dealers have always seemed to drive us away with their poor attitude.
During this time we have also had 4 Nissans (not loved on this forum), all totally reliable and the K12 Micras were great runabouts, a BMW, totally reliable, great to drive, economical and cheap to service and Mini Cooper S which whilst we never spent a single penny running it (TLC pack) it simply did not endear itself to us and its habit of dropping oil on the drive (just like an old Mini) was not a desirable feature. That was swapped for the BMW after about 2 1/2 years, our shortest time with a car.
Unless things change drastically I do not see us moving away from VAG although its fair to say the Mrs desires a toy for her next car and VAG make nothing that appeals.
We shall see.
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