My go-to indie mechanic won't work on German cars. That kinda keeps me leery of choosing one.
It's not the same world as my '81 Rabbit Diesel was born into. No special computers needed to fix that car.
Like I said, had there been a Sportwagen, and I don't even know if they were offered at that time, with a manual transaxle, I might have been tempted.
I suspect the stick shift cars just went away as VW didn't want to reprogram them. Or maybe my local dealer didn't want the double whammy of a diesel stick...
Originally Posted by supton
No, they are not for everyone. I loved mine, and went in eyes wide open, but after several years I got tired of the drive. I got lucky and an indie opened up shop much closer, but when he closed that was the last straw for me.
Still liked that car, not convinced it was a bad purchase, but not sure if DPF's are long lived yet or not.