read my comment about the GTI. I think for some VWs, forget which ones, they also went from a metal oil pan to a plastic one. So, if you are unfortunate and bottom out on something , it’s no longer just denting your oil pan…..
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I don’t know. My cars are babied. I’ve got a 16 yo car that doesn’t have a drop of oil on the bottom side. My mechanic called me out to the shop floor to show me that – he couldn’t believe not a spot of oil, tranny fluid, nothing.
I’ve been driving cars for 4 decades now and only once have I had a major problem with my car – a bent valve on a 1970 car when I had it during the 1970s. And I bought that with 87K miles on it so who knows what it went through before I got it.
Every other car, the worst I’ve had is alternators, water pumps and once a radiator. Maybe I’ve been lucky, but it has made me pretty brave when buying cars.
