Help! Xmas tree of error messages @ 4500 km in a TDI wagon!

[adhock]

My wife wants a refund. $45000. I'm tempted. Trying to get external perspective, it's not so silly, given this appears to be the second dud VW. Then we could buy the Hyundai iX35 she wanted, and see how it fails....

[The One]

My wife wants a refund. $45000. I'm tempted. Trying to get external perspective, it's not so silly, given this appears to be the second dud VW. Then we could buy the Hyundai iX35 she wanted, and see how it fails....

IX35's are no better, believe me on that, my mum purchased one, after 6500kms the dealer bought it back off her after a engine, gearbox, front left driveshaft, headlight globes (kept blowing, went through 3 sets) indicators stayed on when car was turned off, both front wheel bearings were noisey... The list went on. She now purchased a MK7 TDI highline, 45,000kms later and still going strong and inlove with it every minute, no issue whatsoever - I guess sometimes it's just a process with manufacturing, I'm sure once they fix the issue with yours, you'll be all sweet! .

[adhock]

Hope so. Mechanics reckon they'll have it done early next week, assuming they got the correct diagnosis. I am relieved to find the ix35 may be just as unreliable if not more so. Maybe everyone gets a lemon now and then. The prospect of back to back Golf lemons (search me on the Mk6 Gold thread) is annoying tho.

I know the Golf is a better car. Except it stops working properly.

[The One]

Hope so. Mechanics reckon they'll have it done early next week, assuming they got the correct diagnosis. I am relieved to find the ix35 may be just as unreliable if not more so. Maybe everyone gets a lemon now and then. The prospect of back to back Golf lemons (search me on the Mk6 Gold thread) is annoying tho.

I know the Golf is a better car. Except it stops working properly.

Walk past a Hyundai dealership and look in their workshop, everyone I walk past I have seen a IX35 on a hoist with a engine and /or gearbox under it on the floor...

#worstcarever.

[adhock]

Yeah. I understand the sentiment. I know the Golf is a better car - that's why we gave VW a second chance. The highline Golf with driver assist is a better package than the hired TSI Passat we're driving. But it's now two weeks and counting with a hire car vs our car. How much longer?

[adhock]

Well. We're back in OUR car, vs the loaner. Three weeks, a complaint about filthy headliner on return, complete surprise from the salesman who sold us the car (poor soul recognized me and said 'Hi, how's it going going?' when I was on the way back to whinge about the headliner. He heard.), and we're back in a Golf that certainly feels more sumptous than the loaner Passat. Which VW Sydney hadn't quite renewed for the extra day (Oh well). Hopefully that's it. I do appreciate that electrical stuff can be a problem to track and fix, and hopefully it's done, and end of story.