VW to bring a Pickup Truck to the US
I just hope they do their market requirements a bit better., than in Australia. They do sell the Caddy Van which is a leader in the smal l Van segment, but the Transporter Cab Chassis is OK, but other...
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Who remembers the Rabbit?
My Dad had two Rabbits, a 76 and a 79 and both were great cars. I bought a 1985 Golf, my first new car, and what a POS it was....it ran great....when it ran.
My conclusion was that it was engineered to minimize assembly costs, not repair costs. Lots of spot welds instead of mechanical fasteners, simple components buried deep under complex systems that drove repair hours on everything through the roof. Living in a city apartment made me reliant on the dealer for service back then.
Friend bought a Tourag...very nicely appointed, drives great....but the dealer gets $200 for an oil change and "routine service", making me wonder if the design and engineering principles are the same even if the vehicle is better....designed to assemble cheaply, not repair cheaply.
I'll never own another one that's for sure.
My Dad had two Rabbits, a 76 and a 79 and both were great cars. I bought a 1985 Golf, my first new car, and what a POS it was....it ran great....when it ran.
My conclusion was that it was engineered to minimize assembly costs, not repair costs. Lots of spot welds instead of mechanical fasteners, simple components buried deep under complex systems that drove repair hours on everything through the roof. Living in a city apartment made me reliant on the dealer for service back then.
Friend bought a Tourag...very nicely appointed, drives great....but the dealer gets $200 for an oil change and "routine service", making me wonder if the design and engineering principles are the same even if the vehicle is better....designed to assemble cheaply, not repair cheaply.
I'll never own another one that's for sure.
