2006-08 VW Jetta: who has one/knows someone who has one?

[rnch]

...Notice I said Engineered, not assembled......

i hears ya loud and clear!

 

[Y_lifter]

I belive someone has already mentioned VW's are notorius for little things breaking. I think its simply due to the fact that Germans feel the need to OVER Engineer everything on the car. Hell, even the wiper blades are high tech.

I bet he had more fun driving his Audi to the dealership than you did in your
PT

 

[rnch]

...I bet he had more fun driving his Audi to the dealership than you did in your PT

when it wasn't broke...


i have little patience for a car that will not stay together 99.9% of the time. the older i get the less i tolerate automotive stupidity and unreliability. looks like my next purchase will be a toyota, honda or nissan product.

 

[rnch]

I belive someone has already mentioned VW's are notorius for little things breaking. I think its simply due to the fact that Germans feel the need to OVER Engineer everything on the car. Hell, even the wiper blades are high tech.

HOW can you rationalize "over engineering" and "little things breaking" in the same paragraph?

 

[javaguru]

HOW can you rationalize "over engineering" and "little things breaking" in the same paragraph?

google "german tank panther"

 

[Y_lifter]

Even though there may be performance benefits to making things complex,
Simple things usually break less often than complex ones..

Over Engineering was meant to mean Making it more complex than it has to be.
Not making it more reliable.

 

[javaguru]

You can bury an AK 47 in the mud...come back in a week, hose it off and fire it. Try that with an M 16. More primitive designs are generally more robust than complicated designs..diesel engines Vs. gasoline etc etc...

 

[rnch]

google "german tank panther"

AKA mercedes 450SL?

 

[Mr. dB]

it sounds like VW quality control is as variable as chrylser's is..looks like i got a good one and i will be keeping it.

Looks like VW quality control has improved by leaps and bounds since the dark years of 1992-2005. The current models are getting much better user reports.

 

[rnch]

Looks like VW quality control has improved by leaps and bounds since the dark years of 1992-2005. The current models are getting much better user reports.

yes, i noticed this also. perhaps i will look for a used 2008 in a couple of years if this trend continues.