Yeah, sure, your post just reminded me of this story so I kinda blurted it out. Seriously, stay away from pre-2013 TSis. The 1.4 had its share of problems too when it was new - the timing chain would loosen over time. And then there are the 1.2 and 1.0 versions, which as far as I know are fine, but I'd never buy a car with one of those because I'm heterosexual.
I'm not surprised it's VW.
That's a defect though, not something that is part of the existence of engines.
Yeah, sure, your post just reminded me of this story so I kinda blurted it out. Seriously, stay away from pre-2013 TSis. The 1.4 had its share of problems too when it was new - the timing chain would loosen over time. And then there are the 1.2 and 1.0 versions, which as far as I know are fine, but I'd never buy a car with one of those because I'm heterosexual.