Cole

Here is the thing you guys are missing.

This is an enthusiast forum. Most of the "enthusiasts" buy V8s and Turbos. Most of the people that buy the V6 just by it to drive. They also tend to be people that just take a car in for service rather than search forums for the answers.

So, right there at the first step we don't tend to see all the issues here.

BUT........ if you go to a forum where the VR6 motor in the Cayenne is the big dog enthusiast motor in Jettas, Golfs, EOS, R36, and even the Touareg(and various Audis) you get a MUCH larger sample size of users and issues.

You will discover that they actually have similar issues with coils and the "crackpipe" plastic cooling pipe.......wait?.......is there really another common issue to the V8 motors? .......no, not really!

But the VR6 issues are many and run deep when you have them.

Here are some examples:

catastrophic engine failure due to oil pump bolt

one of dozens of timing chain replacement threads

shaking issues

intake carbon sludge issues


Also go look up vr6 crack pipe, coils, cam tensioners, chain guides, thermostat housing, waterpump, variable intake, throttle body, rough running, etc

Not saying they can't be great reliable motors. Just saying that you shouldn't just bury your head in the sand because the issues don't show up in this forum often.

kosmo

Good point cole

Mike_UCR

So overall, looks like my friend may be better off going with a V8?