 I bought my 2001 GTi with 25,000 miles on it and put another 105,000 miles on it over the course of 5 years.While it was comfortable to drive and had nice styling, the car completely lacked reliability.In the 5 years that I owned it, these are the things that broke or degraded prematurely:PCV tubingIgnition coilsIgnition coil wiring harness (degraded insulation)Timing belt (replaced at 50,000)Clogged oil pick-up tubeRadiator fan (broke)Coolant flange (degraded, leaked)Drivers side seat belt clip (bad sensor)Automatic transmission (failed at 100,000; rebuilt and failed again at 130,000)Broken, leaking axle at 130,000Leaking power steering pumpCam tensionerBelt tensioner