Hi Scotty,
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and wanted your opinion. I’m considering buying a 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI S with an automatic transmission. It currently has 77,000 miles and is being sold at CarMax.
Would you consider this car reliable long-term if it’s properly maintained? Do you think it could last well over 150k miles?
Would you consider this car reliable long-term if it’s properly maintained?
Scotty has stated many times in his videos to avoid Volkswagens (except for the old air-cooled rear-engine models).
Also, CarMax has ripoff pricing and is a popular dumping ground for people looking to get rid of problem cars.
@chucktobias I believe "rolling piles of junk" or something to that effect was the verbiage he used.
@imperator Yes, I believe that is roughly the verbiage he used, and more than once.
@chucktobias I just watched a 7 year old video of his and yup he did mention to stay away from Volkswagen.
Would you consider this car reliable long-term if it’s properly maintained?
Simply put, “reliable” and “Volkswagen” go together like jumbo shrimp- the epitome of oxymorons. German cars are endless $$ pits.
Do you think it could last well over 150k miles?
I have never heard of a modern German car lasting over 100,000 miles, let alone well beyond 150,000, echoing the sentiments of @chucktobias and @imperator. A 2015 Lexus IS will be a much better candidate for what you’re looking for
