its dead, and vw killed it

[Transporter]

uuummm, what’s your point transporter?. And how do you say my posts are on the same topic. If the topic is problems then sure, but aren’t almost all topics on problems people have

OK, all the problems you've had, were they the real problems, and if yes, what were the fixes for them? You never said that your van was repaired and it was running well then. So, to me, it is the original fault that needs to be addressed and it will be posted in a one thread. In other words, don't start multiple threads when your van is broken down.

are you saying i should not post queries when i have issues with my car. how else can i do research?

What research?

quote "they've tried to fix the van that was already broken "
They changed a part (crank speed sensor) that was not broken. And now i have more problems than before.
sure i agree that in the process of trying to find a problem then as a process of elimination to find the cause then they must start at the least intrusive and logical and work up. But that is my point, they changed an illogical part. And if it wasn’t for my research on sites like these then i would never have learned about the tandem pump and asked them to test it finding a real fault. While i acknowledge maybe it did not fix the problem either, it at least makes a sense that it could be.

No, it doesn’t make a sense! You were wrong with your diagnose and you’re making an excuse for it by saying “it made a sense” (it was a wild guess that you found somewhere on the net and they wasted their time by doing what you wanted them to do!)

i am not annoyed at VW that it won’t go at all after changing fuel filter. i realize they had to try that to eliminate a possible cause. All in all i find them quite good. it is quite frustrating though that they don’t know what i pay them to know.

I’m not sure what you mean by that, but you don’t pay for their knowledge, if that’s what you meant. You need them as they need you and that's it, nothing more. So I call it even.

This is also the first VW i owned (expected them to be more reliable) and first car i owned that i did not work on, so the first time I’ve ever been to a mechanic. Am i expecting too much?
do you think 200k is a good run? (it was not trouble free motoring though) i dont. mayby some do though

What can I say? One of your first posts was that you were looking for a good mechanic in Sydney to take care of your van at 180,000km. May I ask you? Why so late? How was the van and your mechanic doing up to 180,000km?