>sell my aging '08 Passat as it was getting a bit too old for me to bother with the inevitable maintenance
>three weeks later
>miss what a supremely comfy ride it was, especially on highways
What's this feeling called?

>>28543177 (OP)
Buying the wrong car

>>28543177 (OP)
>too old for me to bother with the inevitable maintenance
Do new cars magically not require maintenance ¿?

>>28543231
If he's Amerishart, German cars tend to have very high parts costs and the maintenance on them can get extortionate.

>>28543177 (OP)
>What's this feeling called?
That you need to get a highway cruiser that meets or exceeds what the Passat could do.

>>28543177 (OP)
>What's this feeling called?
Regret

>>28543177 (OP)
>What's this feeling called?
regret

>>28543566
>German cars tend to have very high parts costs and the maintenance on them can get extortionate.

I’ve seen this. Pads n rotors at the dealership costing $3.5K for the front and $2.5K for the rear while an alternator alone costs $400+ and is made in China while having a Bosch brand sticker on it.

I’m not understanding why a rational person would want a newish German vehicle. I hate Toyota cuz reasons but an inline 4 Camry might be a better buy (it’s easier to replace the alternator on it unless you like pain then get the v6).

>>28543667
I feel like it was 1200 for the rotors (all 4)
my dad let the brakes just fucking go on this x1 we had that we drove a LOT and you could feel the brakes were fucked and he didn't do anything about it and then the rotors were scored and they had to replace both - he was not happy

do you even NEED to replace the rotors ever if you tend to the pads?

>>28543672
>do you even NEED to replace the rotors ever if you tend to the pads?
Yes I had to change them twice, they last me around 150k miles.

>>28543177 (OP)
What did you replace it with?

>>28544138
2019 Kia Niro. It's a nice ride but I think I prefer sedan more and next purchase will be another sedan.

>>28544172
Oof.
Well hopefully it serves you well as an appliance until you can get out of it. I'm not surprised that switching to a soulless korean slopover makes you miss what you used to drive.

>>28543177 (OP)
>bit too old for me to bother with the inevitable maintenance
no, you just didn't care enough about the car to do what needed to be done. You let it down, anon.

Although I have a honda so I likely don't know the pain of maintenance on a VW. Mine is older than yours but I plan to keep it in good condition in perpetuity if possible.

>>28543231
you see comrade, you paying $1200 a month on new car feels bette than you paying $200 a month on maintain old car

Seller's remorse, happens to most people who fall for the modern car meme. There are no comfy rides after 2010 because comfy rides cost you 0.00001% fuel efficiency.

>>28543177 (OP)
ESL vocab.

>Insurance company said my 06 Jetta is totaled after collision (not my fault)
>Dont want to give up the car because it was my dead dad's car
>Also just had electrical work done to fix the door

>>28543177 (OP)
I have an older gen one from 02, likely even comfier than the newer ones. Wishing I could operate the car from the rear seats, it's just that nice there. Everything besides the engine is not that reliable though, so yeah it needs something broken fixed once in a while, especially things that are part of the multilink suspension at the front.

>>28543667
>I’ve seen this. Pads n rotors at the dealership costing $3.5K for the front and $2.5K for the rear while an alternator alone costs $400+
for what, the SLR mclaren? Fucking retard

>>28543667
Who the fuck is paying over 5 grand for pads and rotors even at a dealership? Shit is 500 bucks max, just buy your own parts

>>28546011
a 2025 passat is like 400 dollars a month

>>28547868
idgaf my '98 is $0 a month, $100 if you count maintenance

>>28543667
Do you retards not know FCP Euro is place where you can just buy these parts? My 12 year old Sportwagen got its E-brake cable fixed and the rear pads, rotors, and calipers replaced for under 1200.

>>28543177 (OP)
>supreme comfy ride
The steering wheel on my 2014 passat wobbles once I hit 80.

>>28543667
>$3.5K for the front and $2.5K for the rear
nigger what car? A fucking SLS AMG?

>>28552304
yeah those are RS5 at the dealership prices

>>28543177 (OP)
damn youre a fucking retard

whoever convinced you to buy a newer car should be dragged out behind the shed and shot. youve made a terrible decision

t.career automechanic that works WAYYYYYYYY more on new cars than old ones. New cars are fucked big time and all of them are shipped fucked up from the factory. Good luck discovering the recalls and dangerous fucking safety malfunctions, that nobody knows about, until youre the first mother fucker to get set on fire finger chopped off decapitated by your seat belt lane assist pull you into a semi etc etc etc

>>28544172
generational L

>>28552537
what are the worst brands from your experience?

>>28547287
>>28552304
Look at these fucking shills. They are both making posts off the same script

>>28543177 (OP)
Are you are Europoor or something? Absoltuely bottom of the barrel cheapo American, Korean and Japanese cars are just as comfy at speed.

>>28552537
>that works WAYYYYYYYY more on new cars than old ones
no shit ya turd, most old cars sold are already exported and an enthusiast clinging to his shitbox will not pay pablo 100$ an hour for an oil change