Sorry for bumping my old thread (I came across it while searching), but yes, I agree with you. At first I was thinking about not replying, but your words really got to me and I was thinking about them all day. I just had to reply.
Like you said, I have bad ideas when it comes to these cars and that is because these cars just aren't for me. Modern cars are just too complex, and the turbo (number one thing I've always had problems with) adds one more thing to go wrong. I'm sure you're going to tell me if things are set up right it can be reliable, but you have to admit that there are more things to go wrong. Many of my poor ideas come from just jumping head first into a project after doing minimal research/planning and when I come to a problem I am an impatient moron and try to find a quick fix. My TDI used to be my only car and I needed it to be running. I would think that a project would just take a day, but I'd run into problems and try to find a quick fix so I would have a ride to work the next day. Since then I have purchased another car (1988 Porsche 944) that I bought as a project (and because it's nice and simple and somewhat easy to work on). I'm sure you're thinking to yourself that I'm just going to ruin that car as well because I am a very poor mechanic with nothing but car destroying bad ideas, but I now have two running cars so I can actually take my time and fix problems properly (like I should have done in the first place) with no stupid half ass shortcuts that inevitably lead to more problems.
I'm not trying to start fights or anything like that. I just wanted to reply and get some of these thoughts out of my head. I hope you see my reply. I'm not trying to say "screw you" or anything like that. You've actually opened my eyes to how stupid I've been with modifications, maintenance, and problem solving, so this post is mostly just to thank you
