Scirocco Central

finally decided to get rid of my scirocco,not very impressed with car overall,i truly find them v v overated, and far far too many niggling faults,rattles,creaks etc,not to mention breakdown last new year eve. dealers are arrogant,expensive&an absolute waste of time, as for vw ireland..dont even start me. so its on to the japanese for me. thanks for all the help guys on the forum. bye now.

all the best Brendan.

Having come from another marque, i understand you plight. I ran a modest Honda before and for 7 years, it only had some small electrical niggles. Never a problem mechanically. Never stopped running, regardless of the weather.

But don;t go for a european made Japanese car. Go for a Japanese made Japanese car.

Most reliable car I ever had was a Vauhall Astra - 9 years of trouble free motoring

You can't judge a whole manufacturer on the basis of just one car. Mind you 3 Ford Escorts from new - each with serious problems was grounds enough for me to condemn Ford for life !
And the jap manufacturers aren't without their own problems.