Hey all,
Perhaps my years of driving American beaters has made me paranoid (and then a few years with a high mileage Nissan Titan that I got at 200k and cruised to 300k, pulling a horse trailer, etc, with no issues before the radiator blew and everything else cascaded after that...), but my 2012 GTI is a bit above 120k now, and it seems like over the past year or so I've had to address more issues with more frequency.
Example: I replaced my coil pack 30k ago, and just had some misfire issues again recently--replaced the coil pack again (only one misfire was serious enough for the CEL to flash, but it didn't stay on, and I haven't checked for a code, just decided to pop some new coils in and see, since the dealer couldn't replicate the issue.......obviously I got the CEL flash the day after I got the car back).
Replaced the spark plugs after the coil pack, so probably similar mileage on them, but the misfire issue seems to be resolved...though I'm thinking I'll get a set of plugs just to have ready.
Is this typical? I didn't have to do any of this for the first 60k, basically. This is the first car (and my first VW) I've driven from low mileage (18k) to high, and I'm wondering how frequent these issues are going to become.
I don't think the transmission fluid was ever changed, and the dealer said if it hasn't been, changing it now could destroy the engine...which seems... kind of crazy to me.
I really like the car, but I'm not interested in sinking $2k into it every few months, nor is that kind of maintenance in my budget.
It's driven pretty gently. I haven't tuned anything. Filters and oils are changed regularly.
I do every 5k for oil changes due to running rich--and going longer than that has actually resulted in a near-seize around a hard turn...on a highway onramp. Terrifying.
Is this kind of maintenance (burning through coils, oil and plugs) pretty typical? Already did the water pump repair, which apparently I can expect to do again...
Mileage has gone down a bit in the past three years... I used to have to drive about 500 miles a week, now I'm down to about 200...300 on a busier week.
I don't know if this is a reasonable question to ask, since everyone's experience will vary (actual mileage may literally vary), but polling the crowd seems like a good way to get an average prediction.
Perhaps my years of driving American beaters has made me paranoid (and then a few years with a high mileage Nissan Titan that I got at 200k and cruised to 300k, pulling a horse trailer, etc, with no issues before the radiator blew and everything else cascaded after that...), but my 2012 GTI is a bit above 120k now, and it seems like over the past year or so I've had to address more issues with more frequency.
Example: I replaced my coil pack 30k ago, and just had some misfire issues again recently--replaced the coil pack again (only one misfire was serious enough for the CEL to flash, but it didn't stay on, and I haven't checked for a code, just decided to pop some new coils in and see, since the dealer couldn't replicate the issue.......obviously I got the CEL flash the day after I got the car back).
Replaced the spark plugs after the coil pack, so probably similar mileage on them, but the misfire issue seems to be resolved...though I'm thinking I'll get a set of plugs just to have ready.
Is this typical? I didn't have to do any of this for the first 60k, basically. This is the first car (and my first VW) I've driven from low mileage (18k) to high, and I'm wondering how frequent these issues are going to become.
I don't think the transmission fluid was ever changed, and the dealer said if it hasn't been, changing it now could destroy the engine...which seems... kind of crazy to me.
I really like the car, but I'm not interested in sinking $2k into it every few months, nor is that kind of maintenance in my budget.
It's driven pretty gently. I haven't tuned anything. Filters and oils are changed regularly.
I do every 5k for oil changes due to running rich--and going longer than that has actually resulted in a near-seize around a hard turn...on a highway onramp. Terrifying.
Is this kind of maintenance (burning through coils, oil and plugs) pretty typical? Already did the water pump repair, which apparently I can expect to do again...
Mileage has gone down a bit in the past three years... I used to have to drive about 500 miles a week, now I'm down to about 200...300 on a busier week.
I don't know if this is a reasonable question to ask, since everyone's experience will vary (actual mileage may literally vary), but polling the crowd seems like a good way to get an average prediction.