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Originally Posted by crystalworks
PS: I rented a Camry on a recent trip to Vegas because the 4.8is blew an expansion tank 800 miles from home. I had to drive back to El Paso, TX from Las Cruces, NM to pick up a replacement tank. I could never subject myself to driving a vehicle I did not enjoy for any considerable length of time. 2.5 hours in that thing was like torture. Reliable or not. We've put 20,000 miles on the 4.8is in ~320 days of ownership.
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Cheers to this. I just spent a week driving on the NSW coast in Australia in a brand new (rented) GTI. It was incredibly reliable, very comfortable, modern, convenient. Not one bad thing I could say about it and on paper a near perfect car.
I was bored out of my mind. Beautiful roads and a country I've never been to before, and the last thing I wanted to do was drive that thing. I'd happily trade the reliability and practicality for something that brings me an experience. The E53 might not be the most enthusiast-bait vehicle out there, but I love it's subdued character.