If you want a good VW, get the GTi versions. They're rock solid I heard and very minimal problems.
And yes, these cars don't really work well with our weather and climate. Hot and humid.
My colleague's 4 years old Focus has changed 2 gearboxes so far. Not as serious as VW where he got stranded but it has grinding noise and vibrations. Till today, the gearbox still shakes on certain driving conditions and SC told him this is the characteristic of DSG. Yay... problem solved.
And yes, these cars don't really work well with our weather and climate. Hot and humid.
My colleague's 4 years old Focus has changed 2 gearboxes so far. Not as serious as VW where he got stranded but it has grinding noise and vibrations. Till today, the gearbox still shakes on certain driving conditions and SC told him this is the characteristic of DSG. Yay... problem solved.