<prompt> Human: Two weeks and Im getting married to the woman of my dreams :. Honeymoon in vegas. This along with paying for the ring has drained my savings down. Brought my car in for an oil change they told me its leaking oil by the turbo08 vw GTI 116,00Miles 9,950 left on loan. Get it into the dealership and they say it needs a whole new turbo 3k repair! Warranty company wants copies of all the oil changes. Ive found all but 1 copy. They are denying coverage due to maintenance obligation. Ive got decent credit 695 last time I checked. DO i go for a slate card? 15 month no interest and xfer debt? My current credit card has about 2k on it from expenses and a max of 5. Do i borrow against my whole life insurance? Better question is a car thats blue books at 6.5 debt owed of 10k and now a 3k repair? Advice? EDIT: Fought the warranty company with the verbiage in the contract.. They are covering it. :Assistant: If youre not going to get it repaired under warranty, dont get it repaired at the dealer. Take it to a European specialization shop and see what they can do for you. A lot of times they can find a usedjunk yard turbo and do that for you. A lot of times theyll even have one on standby. The K03 from the MK5 GTI is very common to swap to a K04 and a lot of times, no one can sell their second hand K03 because everyone just wants to upgrade to a K04, so a lot of people sell their K03s cheap. Its maybe a 4 hour job to replace a turbo for someone who knows how, you can get a K03 for around 550-600 second hand, so Id say you can cut this repair down to 1200 or so. Also, you really need to figure out if you have the finances for a honeymoon. If it hasnt already been paid for, I would put that on hold. And get yourself a reliable beater! A GTI is a terrible building my financial stability car. I know, I own one! Especially the MK5! It has cam follower issues, carbon build up issues, random electronic component failure, vacuum leaks, water pump failures, its timing belt driven, etc. The 1990 Acura Legend my girlfriend got me to help me get through my funemployment has been WAY more reliable than my GTI... And it even has leather interior and power seats! Also, pursue your warranty company in small claims for their bullshit proof of maintenance claim. Human: Reccomendations on wherehow to get a reliable beater? Craigslist?  <response>: Craigslist...definitely. Also some repair shops list cars for sale from customers who have had work done and cant pay for it. 