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Will VW get with it already now OT
- Subject: Will VW get with it already now OT
- From: onesixv@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)
- Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:08:13 -0400
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I think country of origin makes a load of difference. I've looked at the
quality of German built Jetta's (A2) vs Mexi-can't ones and I can now
understand if someone told me they had that type of Jetta and it turned
them off of VW's entirely. Fit and finish are only superficial and I
believe I've developed the eye to distinguish the difference. I took a
hard look at the local dealer's collection of 2000 Jetta's and then at a
friends girlfriends 2000 Jetta wagon. Her car is made in Germany and you
can tell.
The same can be said for parts from south of the boarder. I know I
wouldn't bother to put an engine together without German made bearings.
I'll spend the extra $5-$10 on a German water pump. I'll pay an extra
$150 on an oil pump. The visual side-by-side inspection shows a world of
difference on the outside, just imagine what you can't see.
Everyone knows the word "lemon" refers to an abnormally bad car and that
infers that on the whole, the specific model isn't prone to a plethora of
failures. Whatever the opposite reference term would be is what I
suspect your Jetta is. Hell, they have to get something right on
occasion.
Now I am in no way cracking on your Jetta. You say it's been trouble
free and I think that's great. I'll stick that bit of information in the
back of my brain and check myself before going off on ALL Mexi-can't
VW's.
Eric
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!"
http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v
AOL IM: OneSixV
http://www.geocities.com/onesixv
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:45:30 EDT Captnbr@aol.com writes:
Dealer called me up today, turned out the car was throwing mis-fire
codes. I thought that odd since the car only has 700 miles on it. They
said they have to update the on-board computer with a new program. Gotta
love these dealer reliant cars. Oh and I have a comment about the German
vs Mexican VW's. I don't think build country makes a difference. My
Mexican Jetta VR6 has 54,000 miles and the only problem its ever had was
a broken rear defogger switch.
Brian 86 16v
98 Jetta GLX Vr6
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<DIV>Everyone knows the word "lemon" refers to an abnormally bad car and =
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infers that on the whole, the specific model isn't prone to a plethora=
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<DIV>Now I am in no way cracking on your Jetta. You say it's been =
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<DIV>Eric<BR>"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!"<BR><A=20
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<DIV>On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:45:30 EDT <A=20
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dealer called me up today, turned out the car was =
throwing=20
mis-fire codes. I thought that odd since the car only has 700 miles=
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it. They said they have to update the on-board computer with a new=
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program. Gotta love these dealer reliant cars. Oh and I have =
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comment about the German vs Mexican VW's. I don't think build =
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makes a difference. My Mexican Jetta VR6 has 54,000 miles and the only&=
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