FUCK ALL THESE THINGS. I used to have a 1996 GTI VR6, and I loved it. I traded it in for a 2003, thinking it would be an upgrade. NO!! The suspension is so soft I can’t feel the road. It has an electronic throttle, so there is no throttle spring to give feedback as to where the throttle is. Electronic Stability Program, Traction Control, and Variable Valve Timing all add to the computer’s taking over control of the vehicle. I was almost killed on the highway the other day when I tried to accelerate and the fucking traction control closed the throttle on me. Oh yea, and the gears are WAY to short and the clutch is very vague, which makes for a very awkward car to drive.

Bottom line is this. The Mk4 GTI VR6 is not meant to be driven. It is all looks.

This kind of product development is due to the stupidity of American consumers, who don’t want to actually drive their cars. They just want to ride in them as the car does everything for them. This is bullshit, and it is DANGEROUS.

I bought a brand new VW Polo from Smith Knight Fay in Bolton. I had the car ten months in which time it did 7000 miles. The problems were bad, really bad so I made a video of the whole thing start to finish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdkJoOFetg

Please watch this video.

Edited by fshot on 10/24/06 at 4:18 AM

The car was brought to Stokes VW after the car conked out on the highway. I asked them to diagnose and fix it.

Stokes Volkswagen diagnosed it and replaced timing belt, water pump, and battery. I drove it home.

Then less than 1000 miles later it gave the same symtoms. I brough it to burlington VW and they said it was timing belt problems and now the whole engine is shot. ( $8900 in damage) Does it sound to you like they fixed it?

www.stokesvwrepair.com

Edited by stokesvw on 10/22/06 at 10:10 PM

Edited by stokesvw on 10/22/06 at 10:10 PM