Purchased on August 19, 2004. Reached 100,000 miles on February 11, 2009. - in less than 4 1/2 years. And it still runs like it's brand new. I never regretted, not even once i swear, that I chose GTI for my 3rd car, which was the 1st car I got to choose. Just like most European cars, it has had problems here and there, mostly electrical problems (replace bulbs about 1,000 times i think), but I ..