My 2004 RalliArt turned over 100k and it's been a pretty trouble free 100k miles thus far. The issues that have come up are:

• Front end shimmy at light/medium braking. Thought it was roters or alignment. Might need a front break rebuild or maybe bearings
• Alignment got thrown way out of whack, and I chewed through two sets of rear tires. More my fault than anything.
• Seat spring got unsprung or broke, cuasing a small rip in the drivers side rear-facing fabric.
• The common bushing rear squeak. Anyone with some post-warantee thoughts on this?
• Poorer than hoped milage. Right now I am averaging about 25 on the highway.

So now that I have rolled over the milestone mark, what should I look for?

 

My car is at 40,000 miles and i went through

-blown motor
-blown tranny
-another blown motor
-blown axle
-another blown axle

and i almost blew my motor up in my jetta (dd)

But thats just my style.

 

If you haven't yet had your alignment fixed, expect them to find a bad bushing or two in the rear when they do it. You were due for spark plugs at 90,000 miles, and if you haven't already replaced your timing and balance belts, you should.

 

Were those bushings the culprits of the rear "squeak"?