T5...and then it went bang...looks like another costly careless mistake

[Seano]

Over thinking is a mistake we all make. No matter who we are.

Drive it till it nearly dies then make the decision...do we resuscitate or not?

Resuscitation of a modern VW is hard and expensive. But so is buying a new VW.

[LogicprObe]

Just for the record.............I just blew another drive shaft/stub shaft @ 510,000 kms.
VW now want more than THREE TIMES the price I paid in 2016, just for the parts!
(good thing I didn't get it towed there!)

So, the updated parts lasted nearly 7 years compared to the original designs lasting about two.

[LogicprObe]

OK, just finished putting it all in.
Total cost was less than $500 in aftermarket parts.
(only because I had 3/4 of a litre of VW gearbox oil left over from last time!

Parts only from VW was just under $2k.