What would YOU rather daily drive?

[uwishuknew]

I'd drive the c5 But it better be cheap. When i owned a 00 Vette half the time i thought i was driving a fox with all the rattles and oil sensor and turn signal issuse's

[slowyellow]

Volkswagens are pieces of shit. Plagued with reliability problems, electrical issues, high maintenance costs and more.


C5. All day, every day.

I have an 01 TDI and have had no issues. It also has 185,000 miles on it. 54 miles to the gallon on good days, never gotten worse than 45 mpg. I would like to think that it's not a "piece of shit" and really like the car.

To the OP, if you care about the MPG, I'd look at the diesels, it's a little more money, but worth it IMHO. Good luck.

[ThreeFingerPete]

Volkswagens are pieces of shit. Plagued with reliability problems, electrical issues, high maintenance costs and more.


C5. All day, every day.

[Big A]

I guess I would just rather not have to deal with warranty issues...because warranty or not..your still without your car while they fix it.

Depends on the warranty, mine's been in twice, and got to drive a brand new 2011 both times while my car was worked on. I agree with it being good having a warranty on my primary car, I drive worry-free, and mine's paid for itself already.

My choice would depend on the situation, I'd daily the C5 if I had another car, but if it were to be my only car, I'd consider the GTI. I'd have to drive both before making the decision though.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

I agree both choices leave a lot to be desired. I will give a warning on the new VWs, I had to do an extended test drive on a brand new one I repaired with 500 miles and hope I don't have to drive another over a mile again. They cheapened the new body style up compared to the previous model, I reccomend a 2010 if you go VW. The stealership told me they reduced costs on it to compete with the Korean car manufacturers. Just a FYI.

As per motortrend as well. I'd stay far away from that VW if I was you. Get the 2010.

[95ragtop]

Whichever you can pay cash for.

[BP]

I'm not even fucking around when I say all I want is 3 specific 80's muscle cars, one of which I already have, after which I'll drive whichever one I feel like every day.

I really want a mid 80s El Camino with an LS3 powerplant.

[Scott Mc]

I agree both choices leave a lot to be desired. I will give a warning on the new VWs, I had to do an extended test drive on a brand new one I repaired with 500 miles and hope I don't have to drive another over a mile again. They cheapened the new body style up compared to the previous model, I reccomend a 2010 if you go VW. The stealership told me they reduced costs on it to compete with the Korean car manufacturers. Just a FYI.

[YALE]

I'm not even fucking around when I say all I want is 3 specific 80's muscle cars, one of which I already have, after which I'll drive whichever one I feel like every day.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Both choices suck.

[ram57ta]

I guess I would just rather not have to deal with warranty issues...because warranty or not..your still without your car while they fix it. I've also heard of VW accusing people of abusing the cars and trying to wiggle out of the warranty even when they hadn't abused them (kinda like Nissan/Infiniti refusing warranty coverage on the GT-R claiming it had been raced). I guess I just prefer the good ole American V8 under the hood which probably gets about the same mileage when driven PROPERLY as the VW. I also prefer my power at the back tires. I don't know many people who have had issues with the C5 Vettes unless they just ragged the shit out of em...but I know several people who will never buy another VW because of the problems they had with the NEWER Jetta and Beetle Turbo's.

[jdgregory84]

I daily drive my 1998 GMC Sierra with 203k miles on it and have zero issues. I promise a C5 Corvette is better built than my truck which was designed in the mid 80's. If you buy a Corvette that has been reasonably well taken care of I can't think of any reason why you would have anything to worry about. VW's aren't particularly known for their high quality (especially the turbo models which are both troublesome and expensive to work on). I know 3 people that have owned Jetta Turbos and a Beetle Turbo and they all got rid of them due to constant problems.

Expensive to work on under warranty? I've known people with vettes that have problems and others that have no issues. That can be said for any vehicle. Those late 80's early 90's chevy GMC's are good trucks. My dad had 250k miles before he finally got rid of it, with very few issues.

[ram57ta]

In all honesty, if it was a daily driver, I would want a warranty on it. If it was a car to have fun in, the C5 obviously. Anybody that says they would pick the 12-13 year old car with no warranty is either full of shit, or just flat out dumb.

I daily drive my 1998 GMC Sierra with 203k miles on it and have zero issues. I promise a C5 Corvette is better built than my truck which was designed in the mid 80's. If you buy a Corvette that has been reasonably well taken care of I can't think of any reason why you would have anything to worry about. VW's aren't particularly known for their high quality (especially the turbo models which are both troublesome and expensive to work on). I know 3 people that have owned Jetta Turbos and a Beetle Turbo and they all got rid of them due to constant problems.

[jdgregory84]

Hi, you must be new here.

Haha, I know, right?

[90GT50]

In all honesty, if it was a daily driver, I would want a warranty on it. If it was a car to have fun in, the C5 obviously. Anybody that says they would pick the 12-13 year old car with no warranty is either full of shit, or just flat out dumb.

Hi, you must be new here.