Hi and welcome to the forum, what you have to remember is that these cars are getting old now, plus some with very high miles on the clock, so some work or upkeep will always be required to keep them in top condition. I've had mine (2007) over two years now and maybe its because I bought a car (diesel) with the manual transmission, as I heard to many bad stories about the CVT transmissions. So never had any engine of transmission issues so far. I did have to replace my front subframe last year but get the part quickly and cheaply on eBay. Not had any suspension problems so far, but have had the odd little electrical gremlin which have disappeared as quickly as they appeared. Overall my experience is been positive with my car but every car is different, at this age its all about condition and level of care that the car has been shown (servicing with receipts) during its life time, the MOT (yearly safety check) online service is a good judge of how past owners have treated their cars, because if an advisory is still there the next year after the test, obviously the owner didn't put the cash into fixing its faults in the first place. Personal opinion is if this car is having these issues over and over again, walk away. There are others out there. Good luck in your search.
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Have you considered a 2010-2012.slightly more reliable cvt 2...my tip is. What ever you buy used there are always repairs that will take up to $2000-2500 to bring back to tip top. Also buy a used car which has a service history. Mine has 178,000 goes perfecto. Then again, I serviced/flushed everything 2.5 years ago when purchased. Now love it.
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I have mine for about 12 years, from 2011, however the car is 2007, so bought it with 110,000 km. It is diesel Volkswagen 2.0 TDI engine with 140ks. Had to service injectors, only once. Bare in mind that the diesel engines up to 08 had problems with oil pump shaft, which only lasts about 60k km, and needs to be changed, otherwise your engine can be seriosly damaged, as the oil will stop flowing. I've changed front struts, tie rod ends, control arms. And now it has 265k kilometers. And alternator, starter has been serviced only once so far.
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