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A few sites for people to look at:

Seat Cupra Net
South Yorkshire Dubs
Seat Forum Net
VAG Owners
Skint Autoverein
VW Audi Forum
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Posted: 2007-05-09 19:42:59
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just goes to show if you look after something it lasts for some of us
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Posted: 2007-05-09 22:35:32
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Yes, but "looking after" a VW costs 100s, then 1000s, of dollars

In Europe, do you have any independent reporting of quality and long-term reliability? How are VAG products' rankings?

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Posted: 2007-05-09 22:40:47
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All parts for foreign cars do cost alot cos they have to import some of them then the labour as you say so yeah it's the same here

guy I knew kept winjing about his BMW consuming alot of gasoline then when his glass on his wing mirror fell out it cost £100 what can I say

cars here in the UK cost more to run anywhere in the world anyway..
bet they don't have Speed camera's or other stupid laws in the US do they?
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Posted: 2007-05-09 22:55:28
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Speed cameras are in test here and there, but not implemented.

Stupid laws (and stupid enforcement thereof) - you bet. But then, where in the world are there no stupid laws?

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Posted: 2007-05-09 22:59:52
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lol well atleast in Germany they have there Autobahn
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Posted: 2007-05-09 23:02:28
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From coming from a family of mechanics mate I'd say stay away of 90's VW's as they were not as reliable as pre 90's. Their reputation did go down a little until lately and has started to pick up again.

Then again. You do have a high end model and as such you should expect to pay the higher repair cost that comes with owning the car.
I'll give you an example for over here:

A 2003 - 2005 model SEAT Leon Cupra R which is the flagship SEAT model at the time. To supply and fit brakes (4 sets of pads and 4 rotors/brake discs) is just over £500 + fitting at a main dealer due to the high spec parts used (the model uses BREMBO pads and rotors all round)
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Posted: 2007-05-09 23:05:01
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If you have any experience do it yourself!

My mum has a Saab 93 Aero convertible. When she got it there was an aweful ticking sound which turned out to be the flywheel. Next we noticed the clutch was going. Bought a clutch from Andrew Page for £110. The price from Saab is over £1100!!! Took less than a day to fit, which included removing the gearbox aswell!

On a side note Volvos, although considered boring, old man cars are very reliable! My dad has a 51 (september 2001) plate V70. It has almost 190,000 miles on it! The worst thing that has gone wrong over them miles was the handbrake! lol
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Posted: 2007-05-09 23:19:07
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I agree there. Volvo's are looking very nice lately and great spec's
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Posted: 2007-05-09 23:26:08
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I'd love one of the custard yellow volvo estates.. they look immense!
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Posted: 2007-05-09 23:29:29
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