Hi guys

If my wife and i are lucky enough to get pregnant, I will be passing her the current TDi and pick myself up the nicest Bora 4Mo i can find. I've been absolutely salivating over one since reading up on them a few weeks ago, as before that i was always an R32 man (both MkIV and Mk V).

I mentioned my possible future car to a trusted mate of mine, and he said it'd be a very bad choice because of their "terrible reliability issues" and that "they are woeful cars". His cousin is a lead shop mechanic at a BMW dealer in Sydney's west and for a few years was handed the servicing duties for the local VW dealer. not sure if they still do this (I think it was Denlo Parramatta) but he said his biggest headache by far was handling all the problems on the Bora.

He couldn't say if it was all Boras or if it was specific to an engine type. To be honest, I think i have fallen in love with the Bora 4mo and have already planned the mods i want and these so-called servicing issues don't bother me much. I figure any 2nd hand car is a total mystery bag of issues until you get it serviced extensively and cared for blah blah. We all know a great manufactured car can easily go to pot if its not cared for properly, and vice versa of course.

Anyone got any thoughts/rebukes/comments?

(bearing in mind i'm definitely not Bora bashing here as i love them and i'm still gonna buy one)