ssssmokinnnns car esssploded.
and i was only responding in defense that not al of them are roaches and problematic like everyone thinks. a mechanical issue is a mechanical issue. its not like its a problem that plauges the model as a whole. things fail. thats the nature of it.
but also in rebuttal to the 450hp non gm parts comment. how many grenade the bottom end?
i had a 400whp car with alot of non VW stuff and the only reason it broke was because of my negligence. not a mechanical defect that VW caused.
but richie, you are right and of course im wrong because VW are all junk and GM is god. i mean its not like that GTO in my garage hasnt had a ton of issues that are common to most, if not all 6MT GTOs and nearly all GTOs as far as the interior component failure.
all cars have quirks, every brand, every model, every powertrain. you name it there is a fault somewhere. its just bone heads (yes you richie and sbardella for that matter) who cant see things as a whole and realize that fact. i dont come on here preaching buy VW they are the best. i share my personal experience with them. ive owned ALOT of VWs and all have had some type of issue along the way,but i can say whole heartedly that none of mine have suffered from the mainstream, everyday issues that people complain about, that often land the manufacturer in court with a class action lawsuit on their plate.
my cars break, i either fix them, have them fixed, or sell them and move on. i dont sit around and complain about how i had this that and the next issue and i hate it and im never buying another car by this company because of it.
also, you Richard as well as a couple others on here know that im pretty open minded when it comes to cars, and you Richard know that im a big 4th gen flex body fan( when they dont have donks on them) so giving me a hard time about posting a picture of some broken stuff isnt really necessary.
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Actually its VERY rare to hear about a grenaded bottom end in any lsx motor. A spun crank bearing or connecting rod bearings are one thing, but still to this day a stock Crank hasnt been broken…they even use stock cranks in 1500hp builds. Most the time the pistons shatter before anything in the bottom end lets go…pistons are the weak link here.
and my car was broken when I bought it. Not my fault. Previous owner apparently bounced it off the revv limiter one too many times lighting up the tires.