small car for my youngist kid.

[edgemar]

you can go there and get a really good deal at auction.....i used to work nearby... good operation... They are the police garage for the Hollywood area.

https://hollywoodtow.com/auctions/

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by Zeke

That's the car. Go get it.

Doesn't it have a CVT?

[edgemar]

Originally Posted by WPOZZZ

Doesn't it have a CVT?

My neighbor had a Crosstrek with a CVT that died at 30k...

Only Subaru rebuilds them... no one else seems to touch them...

[Steve Carlton]

Is that vintage Subaru clear of head and pan gasket leak? I would think it was cleared up by then. I encountered it in 2004 and 2007.

[SamC.]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Too bad you are in LA - My mom gave her 2020 VW Jetta to my son - he has a 2017 Golf DSG that he will probably sell. 4 door 93K miles - just doing a oil change on it this weekend

But good suggestions on here

(I was looking at the VW Golf and the Mazda 3 at the time) Ended up finding a good deal on a VW Golf (2015 was MT Car of the year)

We've had eight VW Golfs thru the years ( Rabbit, Golf, GTI) - most driven to 200K. They are wonderful cars - hatcbhback ( tons of space), simple to do maint., fast ( enough), cheap to operate - hard to miss. I have an 2018 Golf and 2024 Atlas in the drive - no complaints!

[thingmon]

Originally Posted by SamC.

We've had eight VW Golfs thru the years ( Rabbit, Golf, GTI) - most driven to 200K. They are wonderful cars - hatcbhback ( tons of space), simple to do maint., fast ( enough), cheap to operate - hard to miss. I have an 2018 Golf and 2024 Atlas in the drive - no complaints!

Just stay away from sunroof cars... A few friends have ended up in litigation...

[David]

My son has a 2015 VW Jetta. Still a cheaply made car but seems to have better ergonomics than the Japanese cars. Reliable enough and pretty easy to work on.

[SamC.]

Issues with VW sunroofs? I've not had any issues with leaks or other issues and have never received a VW issued recall notice. It's a good, solid, well made car - but it's not a Mercedes.

Cheers!

[oldE]

The small sunroof is not a problem. Some owners who have the big panoramic sunroof have problems with improper sealing. Having said that, good friends have a first generation Tiguan with the big sunroof and have had zero problems. That car hauled a small camper both ways across the continent and has made more trips through the Rockies than I care to count.

[jhynesrockmtn]

Porsche has also had a lot of panoramic sunroof issues. My buddy has an older Cayenne GTS that has had a lot of water intrusion issues. The cowl drains are also problematic. His lives outside. If they have been garage kept, I think they fair much better.

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by SamC.

Issues with VW sunroofs? I've not had any issues with leaks or other issues and have never received a VW issued recall notice. It's a good, solid, well made car - but it's not a Mercedes.

Cheers!

We’ve had a lot of VWs - at least 20 - over the years so they all blend together. Three had blocked sunroof drain issues. A Jetta, a Tiguan and sonething else. The Tiguan flooded so bad they had to replace a bunch of the interior, but that was a covid car.

[look 171]

Thanks again. I will look into the Subi Noah mentioned to my kid. he has to like it and a newer car like that maybe over what I am willing to spend on his first car.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by edgemar

you can go there and get a really good deal at auction.....i used to work nearby... good operation... They are the police garage for the Hollywood area.

https://hollywoodtow.com/auctions/

Oh yeah, i forgotten about those auctions. Problem with those are that they are banged up and much worked is needed to get them road worthy.