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[QUOTE="ConnEd, post: 4242286, member: 895"]
I had owned nothing but Japanese cars, then treated myself to a brand new 2012 Audi Q5 2.0T with all the toys.  Beautiful for a SUV, handled like a sedan, good pick up, nice features.  My dad was a mechanic, so I learned to maintain cars early on.  Between 20k & 30k the water pump went.  Audi service said, "Yeah.  They go."  I had never replaced a water pump and put 188k, 94k, and 156k on my previous Japanese cars and another 100k on a Saab.  Across 500k plus miles, I had only ever had to do oil/filter changes and replace wipers, headlights, tires, and brakes plus one heater core and one wheel bearing.  The 188k car (5 speed) had the original clutch.

Around 90k, I noticed the Q5 had started to burn oil.  I was going through a quart every 2k miles.  Pretty sure the head was warped.  I nursed it another 30k before swapping it for a Toyota.

As much as I like Porsches, no more VW products for me.  And don't get me started on my wife's BMW.
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