Dad used to rebuild and repair late model Volkswagens, and I got a first hand taste of what it's like servicing those. German cars are the absolute worst, espec

Dad used to rebuild and repair late model Volkswagens, and I got a first hand taste of what it's like servicing those. German cars are the absolute worst, especially in this regard. Everything little plastic piece is hundreds of dollars when it breaks, and it all had to have been installed by German contortionists. Need to do something on the engine? Better get if on the lift, because the whole front cradle needs to be dropped out from the bottom of the car if you want to get it done in anything short of a glacial pace. Vag-Com is an expensive and irritating piece of kit, maybe only second to Vida Dice (Volvo) in terms of level of frustration sometimes. There's no way I would ever recommend someone who wanted to keep their car past the first 50 or so thousand miles ever buy a VW or a VW with slightly shinier wallpaper (Audi). There's a reason the service techs on those and BMWs get paid well, and why they're often hated by mechanics.