Just passed 140,000 kms on the Golf, and I'm pleased to report that there haven't been any major issues since the bolt issue in August. We've mostly kept the car to city driving, and the farthest we went has been to Falcon Lake about 2 hours east of town. Had a scheduled maintenance in October and the mechanic recommended changing the serpentine belt, and noticed the brake pedal switch was done. Total all in was about $300. If we have to spend $300 on this car for maintenance every 5 months, we'll be thrilled.
The car has gotten noticeably loud in the last few months, which we mentioned to him in October. He mentioned that maybe the baffling was getting compromised and that we'd have to keep an eye on it going forward.
Seeing that it has been in good shape the last few months, we are thinking of keeping it as a 2nd car to give us extra flexibility once baby comes along. Also, it is quite cheap to run.
Mrs. Burger was of the opinion that we could just use the Golf for the first year after baby is here. I vetoed that idea. I barely fit in it as it is. I can't imagine struggling with a car seat in it!
