VW Santana

[Ser Chief]

I am sure they got these old model china cars at a very discounted prices. Malaki pa rin ang kita nila when they sell one. Anyway, there is a saying -- a sucker is born every minute. Meron pa rin tanga bibili nito.

Mga social climber na bumili nito for the status. Like my girlfriend's brother. Nagka entry level Santana lang, yumabang na. One time papunta kami sa BF para kumain. Nilagpasan lang yung mga guard house. Sabi ko dapat nag iwan tayo ng ID. Sabi niya sakin, yung Volkswagen badge na daw yung ID. Ayun, pag dating sa second guard pinabalik. Napakalayo at traffic pa. Hassle.

[TheUninvited]

Mga social climber na bumili nito for the status. Like my girlfriend's brother. Nagka entrt level Santana lang, yumabang na. One time papunta kami sa BF para kumain. Nilagpasan lang yung mga guard house. Sabi ko dapat nag iwan tayo ng ID. Sabi niya sakin, yung Volkswagen badge na daw yung ID. Ayun, pag dating sa second guard pinabalik. Napakalayo at traffic pa. Hassle.

Well, can you tell him that VW is not a luxury brand? Especially the Santana.. Baka first time magka car!

[1p4TSI]

Hahaha....I belong to the minority & "other reasons".[emoji12] The GTI has always been a dream. I was wishing they'd bring the pocket-friendlier Polo version in. Apparently, not.[emoji852]

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I belong to that minority also now . I now own a 2017 Jetta 1.4TSI, a 2 door 1999 golf 1.9TDI, and just bought a not running 1997 VW Caravelle VR6 for just Php50k. Another one to restore overhaul ng tranny kailangan. Parts? Not a problem if you know where to get it outside of Pinas. May mga VW enthusiast who knows how to fix them.

Ahehe I saw others reply about the number of cars in the road but I have to say sorry to them owning a car is not about paramihan sa kalsada. To me it is about the driving experience. Peace!

[Ser Chief]

I belong to that minority also now . I now own a 2017 Jetta 1.4TSI, a 2 door 1999 golf 1.9TDI, and just bought a not running 1997 VW Caravelle VR6 for just Php50k. Another one to restore overhaul ng tranny kailangan. Parts? Not a problem if you know where to get it outside of Pinas. May mga VW enthusiast who knows how to fix them.

Ahehe I saw others reply about the number of cars in the road but I have to say sorry to them owning a car is not about paramihan sa kalsada. To me it is about the driving experience. Peace!

What site do you use to order the parts?

[1p4TSI]

What site do you use to order the parts?

PM me sir or join the JCP club . I actually supply VW (and other euro cars) parts to the club and some friends shop . I’m getting the parts directly from a supplier in Germany .


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[Ser Chief]

PM me sir or join the JCP club . I actually supply VW (and other euro cars) parts to the club and some friends shop . I’m getting the parts directly from a supplier in Germany .


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Are there also parts for the China made VW like the Santana?

[1p4TSI]

Are there also parts for the China made VW like the Santana?

Haven’t checked yet but I’m sure madami yan from China. Even sa alibaba may nakikita ako Polo parts


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[benchph1]

Scrutinized the GTS Wagon Variant in MIAS. Not bad for a china made car. feels upscale. Though a test drive will reveal if its really well built.


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[1p4TSI]

Scrutinized the GTS Wagon Variant in MIAS. Not bad for a china made car. feels upscale. Though a test drive will reveal if its really well built.


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Still VW sir. I actually had a look at the underchassis and it has a resemblance of the golf mk4 platform


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[Ser Chief]

Does it produce the trademark European thud when you close the door?

[1p4TSI]

Does it produce the trademark European thud when you close the door?

Yap. You can still feel the solid built if you slam the door. The hinges still have that VW signature


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[Ser Chief]

12-month and 5-year reliability scores by owners. Look at the graphs for most common problem areas:
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Common Complaints:
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Mechanical Issues Q&A:
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Car Purchase Q&A:
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Please translate. Haha!

[Ser Chief]

I actually considered buying this last December to replace our beater 2007 Vios J. Ang nagustuhan ko sa Vios is yung pagka basic niya. Manual lahat, no power windows and side mirrors. Super reliable and kahit san pwede pagawa. Mura lang rin parts.

That's why I really considered this. Knowing na ang tagal na niya sa China, which means dami na parts. At nabasa ko rin na top seller toh dun. So siguro reliable naman. Isa pa is yung VW badge. Ang gusto ko rin dito is mukhang luma na siya. Pati nga yung headlight switch, Euro na Euro. Nasa dashboard siya imbis na stick. So dahil bibili mo ng luma, 10+ years from now, this would still look good. Issue lang talaga for me is made in China siya. Tsaka natakot ako pano maintain to at san kukuha ng parts after ng warranty. Tapos lumabas pa yung Soluto. So medyo nawala na sa isip ko toh.

Ang ganda rin ng GTS. Ang datingan mo dun is golfer dad na naka Jaeger-LeCoultre imbis na Rolex. Yung mga nagsusuot ng sweater na may white collared shirt sa loob parang Richard Gere.

[Egan101]

The Santana GTS would have very nice if it packed the 1.4L turbo engine. Hehehehe

[1p4TSI]

The Santana GTS would have very nice if it packed the 1.4L turbo engine. Hehehehe

Lavida has the 1.4 TSI engine not the twin charged though


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[Kristoffbervg]

I am sure they got these old model china cars at a very discounted prices. Malaki pa rin ang kita nila when they sell one. Anyway, there is a saying -- a sucker is born every minute. Meron pa rin tanga bibili nito.

I purchased the Santana GTS 12 days ago.

Apparently the agent did not tell me that the last stock was in Cebu so they had to ship it and be delivered to my house after 6 days.

On the date of Delivery, the agent told me that he had to bring back the car to the deler because of a program error.

Later day the manager called and told me the agent had an accident which lead to this situation.

Huge scratches on the bumper.

That same day, the operations manager told me they would like to meet up with me. They apologized, and I told them Id come up with a decision after a day or two.

I told them I would like a refund. They offered me the Sanatana Sedan, which I declined. I was thinking Lavida. Since they dont have any stocks on hand of the GTS.

But after a day I was told that they can only give me 40k discount. So Im gonna have to pay 90k more.

So I called them again. To give. E the discount for the GTS and I would just accept the damaged unit. Provided that it is restored in factory state. Plus they would give me a 20k discount. Because of the hassle and the fact that I wont be recieving a brand new unit.

Another day has passed. They offered me the discount, I accepted. And promised to lend me a car yesterday since I was complaining. Of the delay.

They did not deliver the car as they promised and i have no idea when my car is coming.

If you were in my shoes. And after reading your coments What would you do?



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[Kristoffbervg]

Not sure who will get this old model, been around since 2012.

The exterior and interior shows it.

I did purchased the Santana GTS 12 days ago.

Apparently the agent did not tell me that the last stock was in Cebu so they had to ship it and be delivered to my house after 6 days.

On the date of Delivery, the agent told me that he had to bring back the car to the deler because of a program error.

Later day the manager called and told me the agent had an accident which lead to this situation.

Huge scratches on the bumper.

That same day, the operations manager told me they would like to meet up with me. They apologized, and I told them Id come up with a decision after a day or two.

I told them I would like a refund. They offered me the Sanatana Sedan, which I declined. I was thinking Lavida. Since they dont have any stocks on hand of the GTS.

But after a day I was told that they can only give me 40k discount. So Im gonna have to pay 90k more.

So I called them again. To give. E the discount for the GTS and I would just accept the damaged unit. Provided that it is restored in factory state. Plus they would give me a 20k discount. Because of the hassle and the fact that I wont be recieving a brand new unit.

Another day has passed. They offered me the discount, I accepted. And promised to lend me a car yesterday since I was complaining. Of the delay.

They did not deliver the car as they promised and i have no idea when my car is coming.

If you were in my shoes. And after reading your coments What would you do?

Haayyyyy



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[leonleon]

I did purchased the Santana GTS 12 days ago.

Apparently the agent did not tell me that the last stock was in Cebu so they had to ship it and be delivered to my house after 6 days.

On the date of Delivery, the agent told me that he had to bring back the car to the deler because of a program error.

Later day the manager called and told me the agent had an accident which lead to this situation.

Huge scratches on the bumper.

That same day, the operations manager told me they would like to meet up with me. They apologized, and I told them Id come up with a decision after a day or two.

I told them I would like a refund. They offered me the Sanatana Sedan, which I declined. I was thinking Lavida. Since they dont have any stocks on hand of the GTS.

But after a day I was told that they can only give me 40k discount. So Im gonna have to pay 90k more.

So I called them again. To give. E the discount for the GTS and I would just accept the damaged unit. Provided that it is restored in factory state. Plus they would give me a 20k discount. Because of the hassle and the fact that I wont be recieving a brand new unit.

Another day has passed. They offered me the discount, I accepted. And promised to lend me a car yesterday since I was complaining. Of the delay.

They did not deliver the car as they promised and i have no idea when my car is coming.

If you were in my shoes. And after reading your coments What would you do?

Haayyyyy



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To hell with VW.

Mag Toyota na lang ako.

[chronicle]

I did purchased the Santana GTS 12 days ago.

Apparently the agent did not tell me that the last stock was in Cebu so they had to ship it and be delivered to my house after 6 days.

On the date of Delivery, the agent told me that he had to bring back the car to the deler because of a program error.

Later day the manager called and told me the agent had an accident which lead to this situation.

Huge scratches on the bumper.

That same day, the operations manager told me they would like to meet up with me. They apologized, and I told them Id come up with a decision after a day or two.

I told them I would like a refund. They offered me the Sanatana Sedan, which I declined. I was thinking Lavida. Since they dont have any stocks on hand of the GTS.

But after a day I was told that they can only give me 40k discount. So Im gonna have to pay 90k more.

So I called them again. To give. E the discount for the GTS and I would just accept the damaged unit. Provided that it is restored in factory state. Plus they would give me a 20k discount. Because of the hassle and the fact that I wont be recieving a brand new unit.

Another day has passed. They offered me the discount, I accepted. And promised to lend me a car yesterday since I was complaining. Of the delay.

They did not deliver the car as they promised and i have no idea when my car is coming.

If you were in my shoes. And after reading your coments What would you do?

Haayyyyy



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Just walk away.
Kung ganyan kadaming hassle, it means the car is not destined for you. Let them deal with the headache of selling a damaged car.

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[moneyp]

can you get your money back pa?

what a nightmare. tsk tsk tsk.