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Supposed to be here just after the beginning of the New Year. Think they've ironed out the "bugs?"
;-)
Meade
Meade
Meade
"Smith's first move was to bring over Ignacio López, a purchasing expert who had successfully cut GM's parts costs in Europe. López proceeded to tear up contracts and unilaterally force price cuts on GM suppliers across the board, promptly driving the best of them into the hands of Ford and Chrysler. Within a year, López left Smith in the lurch, defecting to Volkswagen with countless confidential GM internal documents, an action for which he was later indicted by the U.S. government."
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as long as it is the Sorento SUV!
Don't you people read?
It doesn't matter to them.
Moving?
Landscaping?
Use the rental for all you can while you have it.
Don't you people read?"
Parts may be expensive, but at least they are not needed as much as with an American car. I won't even get into Japanese reliability, as those vehicles are too boring to warrant consideration.
LOL!
Yeah reliability is nice. It's a tough trade off. I knew going in that my Jetta would be trouble (that's why I got the extended warranty). I'm still trying to reconcile my fun with the car vis-a-vis the car's problems. Right now, predictable with a little spice appears to win over unpredictable with lots of flavor.
Somebody has really brainwashed you folks into believing that in order to have a car that is not boring, you must put up with less than satisfactory reliability. There are cars out there that aren't boring and are reliable. I know it may seem unbelievable to you VW folks, but it's true.
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"Yeah reliability is nice. It's a tough trade off."
Trade off? VW must love you guys.
With respect to reliability, my VWs have been EXTREMELY RELIABLE (my experience only).
Also, as everyone says, most people will come to a forum and complain more than people will write something positive. I personally do both. I think it's unacceptable for VW not to recall their cals for faulty ignition coil packs on 1.8Ts (I am literally the 30th or so person I know with a 1.8T with bad coils, and have even been told by a VW tech that they know about it). They should have also recalled the cars for the window regulator problems instead of telling owners that they will replace the part WHEN something happens to it.
I like my car alot, despite the problems I have had with it. Am I going to keep it until 100K+ miles? Probably not, due to the experience with this particular car. I drive an average of 25-30K miles per year, and am not willing to take the chance of having a car that's in the shop with stuff that I have to pay for to be repaired. If I would have not had any problems with the car to date (1 year, 25.5K miles), I would definitely keep it.
Now the TDIs seem to be extremely reliable, although I don't know about taking another gamble on a VW, with the probability of getting a crappy one.
Now if I don't have any major problems before the 50K warranty expires, then I will gladly keep the car until something major goes wrong, or I get something else. I guess we will have to see.
Teri
Except for the blown rear main seal (twice), the faulty fuel injectors (Bosch K-Jetronic), the brake pads that FELL OFF the front left wheel during a mountain trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway which, by the time I made it down the mountains, had eaten up my rotors beyond repair and caused a $500 repair bill, the timing chain that stretched and wore into my engine block causing another $1,200 damage, and last but not least, the manual tranny that lost a needle bearing at 70,000 miles and caused the main tranny shaft to go pretzeling inside the tranny -- 3 weeks in a rental and another $1,200. Great car. Very safe. Yep.
Gotta love those little "surprises."
After reading some of your stories here, it seems Europe still has a way of making very fun-to-drive, safe, comfortable cars. But the reliability factor still seems to be a problem.
Meade
And on top of that, there were only a handful of cars out there with much better than average predicted reliability. And one of them was a Buick Regal! I remember when they were one of the worst cars on the road. Now, they are one of the most reliable. So is the Impala. I was really surprised when I read that one.
Everyone talks about the Americans having crappy cars, when in reality they are improving past some other makers out there.
I wonder if Buick will be around in a few years, or if the younger generations will actually migrate to driving Buicks when they get blue hair.
I remember, about 2 years ago, sitting in the front seat of a Regal. The car was really big and roomy. But I didn't want a Buick (I was 23 at the time) because I always thought them to be frumpy.
And that "Q-tip" comment was a bit politically incorrect, don't you think?
Political correctness is ridiculous, and does nothing more than lead to a loss of all individuality (in thought, word, and deed).
What is worst is that political correctness is utilized as a means of discrimination everywhere.
I better quit now. Not a topic for this board.
BTw, what mods did that guy do to his VR6 to get it to 6.2 in the 60? If it's stock, the only way it'd see 6.2 is on a steep incline with a tailwind. Sub-7 would be tough, let alone near 6.
Someone that has driven Escorts or Cavaliers all their life knows no batter and expects no more that "Cavalier" quality. These people swear by these cars and are basically naive.
Back on track: I just got gas in my Jetta this am and only got 27+ mpg. Not as good as the previous 30mpg. Maybe I drove her a little hard this tankful. ;-)
I agree, the Tahoe is a very nice truck as well. I drove one once, and I liked it except for its size (wayyyy too big for me!). I drove a Tundra, and I liked that better though. I don't know why, but I did.
I have been driving this Impala since Monday, and it's not too bad a car actually. It's really big inside compared to the Jetta, so it's nice to have an expanse of room in the back (my first car was a Bonneville, and I missed that a little). The funny part came when I tried to make a U-turn. It took 2 times backing up.
The Impala squeaks a little tiny bit over rough roads, but not alot. Ride is like you are on a big pillow or something.
i too like the Toyota Tundra. but I prefer a Ford truck over a GM truck. you couldn't pay me to drive any vehicle with a Vortec engine under the hood.
i think VW is trying to improve their customer care. i emailed them yesterday just to complain, and they called me today. according to them, they have changed vendors for the coils, and they should be getting the backlog fixed up soon.
we will see.....
I haven't heard anything in the last couple of days about my car. They can keep the thing as long as they want, as long as they are paying for a rental car. It's up to them.
I hear Ford trucks are pretty good, but I still don't trust Ford products. My mother always said she would rather have pushed a Chevy than drove a Ford. And she helped build 2 race cars back in the 70s, so she definitely knew her cars.
Vocus: The Silverado may of had engine problems but those issues were fixed. The new Silverado's are much better.
she often asks if i want to take her car home on the 4 hour drive through the hills instead of mine. pretty sad, huh?
I hear the Tundra can't really haul and tow like the GMs can, but I don't know. I have no use for a truck, just wasted space to me.
okay, no more non-Jetta talk!
have a happy holiday everyone.
Have a great holiday, everyone.