Yaris vs VW Rabbit

[vwtech]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

I didn't know vw built such reliable and durable vehicles. I've got only about 8 vw customers [Passat, Jetta, Beetle] ...all the Beetles have broken door handles and center consoles hanging by about one screw, 2 out of 3 Passats blew their motors, Jetta blew its motor, Passat is infested with electrical gremlins, they've all got some sort of broken plastics galore [visors, vents, splash shields, engine covers, air inlets, and most are leaking 1 or more fluids.

I'd say the more reliable car is the better built car. VWs are fun to drive, but I'd sure hate to pay the price of admission to own one that costs a lot more to purchase, and a lot more to maintain.

and I can point out plenty of camrys with oil leaking v6's bad knock sensors and do you remember the HEAD GASKET recall they had on the v6 tacoma's. every car line builds lemons toyota has plenty of problems trust me they are in the spot light every week for recalls. the reason the yaris doenst break is because there is nothing to it there are no options, its basicly a roller skate with an engine. I agree with you though the old passat is a turd any volkswagen 2005 and up are great cars.

[ctrj]

VW's fit and finsish is much better than Toyota's. If I could afford one, I would have a 2010 GTi in my garage now and ditch my Yaris.

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by vwtech

and I can point out plenty of camrys with oil leaking v6's bad knock sensors and do you remember the HEAD GASKET recall they had on the v6 tacoma's. every car line builds lemons toyota has plenty of problems trust me they are in the spot light every week for recalls. the reason the yaris doenst break is because there is nothing to it there are no options, its basicly a roller skate with an engine. I agree with you though the old passat is a turd any volkswagen 2005 and up are great cars.

I'm just trying to point out the extremely high percentages of a very low volume car line [in my shop] and how they just seem to fall apart so readily. Maybe the '05 and up VW line build plastics, and pretty much everything else, that hold up better now, or at least as well as its competitors.

If I bought a VW it'd be a new TDI 3-door Golf.

[DeathBeard]

Volkswagon reliability is subpar