80K. The water pump/belts were next on the list of routine maintenance, and at a shop price of about $500+, I really didn't want to deal with it knowing that it's the start of parts taking a turn for the worst and needing to be replaced. My research told me that doing the water pump/belt replacement was a major pain in the ass, some people removed the whole front clip, some raised or dropped the engine 4" (can't remember which). At that point I didn't have the time or patience to really dig into those kinds of things. I had a truck that I got for the house that turned into my daily (A steal at $3K), and I wanted to sell it before 100K miles to get the most out of it.max225 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:45 pmHow many miles?Acid666 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:42 pm
I got rid of my GTI because I was starting to get those smalllllll little parts breaking down. I kept up with the routine maintenance, but the hassle of replacing simple parts on that little German 2.0L crammed in that engine bay made me not want to deal with it.
The depreciation was depressing too. $26K total out the door in '08. Sold for $7K in '16.
Blue book on it was about $8,600 I think, and with the paint scratches from that aluminum building rolling over it I knocked a whole $1K off the price. The response was so bad that I sold it to the only serious buyer for $7K because I just wanted it gone to put that money into my Z06. Easier to work on, and it's already had most of its depreciation hit so if I sell it 2-4 years down the road I'm not out that much money.
I don't regret buying the MKV new one bit. It was my first major vehicle purchase myself and I got exactly what I wanted. This was in the gas crunch of '08 so I wanted something small and sporty, fairly economical, with cargo space. It did all of that. Would I purchase new again? Hell no. I can work on Chevys all day on the cheap. But when that GTI had an electronic failure it left me stranded.