My family owned a VW Passat (04) model which eventually became my car. It was a great car to drive, I still miss driving it but goodness... was it ever unreliable. I broke down 3 times over a year and had to get it towed. Thank goodness I had an AMA card. If you have a VW get an AMA card!
After that experience I'm indifferent on whether I'll own another one again, actually probably not. I drive Corolla (06) that was given to me from my parents when my car died and the only thing that it needed was new rims when I smacked into a curb one winter. It's not the greatest winter vehicle but neither was the Passat. We also own a Lexus Rx330 and that's also been good. Acura TSX which has been very low maintenance.
I should say that maintenance on my VW seemed higher than any of my other cars. The gadgets and stuff are nice, but ultimately I want to know that I can get around town not breaking down.
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