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Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by lokedhs »

TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #11
oblio wrote: post #2

This is funny, yet ridiculous :-)) Their brand is so tainted in the US that they're renaming it. I imagine it's going to be the only place they'll do it.

How isn't their brand tarnished around the world? Besides the emissions scandal, their vehicles are just expensive and difficult to maintain. I've got a diesel VW Jetta. It has been nothing but a money pit. I'm in the US for reference.

Here in Singapore VW has as good reputation as it's always had.

I think the reputation problem is limited to the US.

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by mikece »

What is the relative difference in emissions between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car that is recharged by power from a coal-burning plant?

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by toast0 »

oblio wrote: post #2

This is funny, yet ridiculous :-)) Their brand is so tainted in the US that they're renaming it. I imagine it's going to be the only place they'll do it.

I had a VW diesel. It was mostly a good car and got great mileage and then they paid me a great price to take it back. Probably my best car experience.

I'd consider a VW again, but I'm also kind of not interested in the models they have anytime soon; I replaced their wagon with a minivan and I'm not going back; the eBus is cute, but doesn't seem as useful. VW hasn't sold a pickup in a long time, and I don't expect to replace the low cost off-lease plugin hybrid with carpool stickers (VW had models with stickers, but nothing off-lease when I was shopping)

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by mikece »

Tade0 wrote: post #21
de6u99er wrote: post #5

They should rename it to Folks-Wagon.

I think Speed-Wagon would catch on among the younger generations.

If memory services, that marque is owned by General Motors and the modern version of the Speedwagon are GMC trucks. Would be catchy to actually release a new vehicle with the Speedwagon model name.

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by jcims »

joeberon wrote: post #18
TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How isn't their brand tarnished around the world? Besides the emissions scandal, their vehicles are just expensive and difficult to maintain. I've got a diesel VW Jetta. It has been nothing but a money pit. I'm in the US for reference.

Here in the UKs, VWs are considered reliable and among the easiest to find parts for

Going to second and extend TheAdamAndChe's assessment in the US to include the Audi division as well. It seems electrical/electronics are the main quality area.

I had an S5 with dash lighting issues, console control issues, premature clutch failure (to be fair the previous owner could have roasted it), a nearly new SQ5 with a failed cabin blower fan and more console issues. My sister-in-law had a Jetta with aggregate months in the shop for variety of engine management and other electronics issues. My nephew had a CC that broke a seal and the resulting oil leak wasn't detected by the oil pressure sensor and he seized the engine (also had a fuel pump failure). These are the only VWs in the extended family.

Now I have an F150 with way too many electronics in it for a pickup truck...fingers crossed.

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by captainmuon »

TheAdamAndChe wrote: post #11
oblio wrote: post #2

This is funny, yet ridiculous :-)) Their brand is so tainted in the US that they're renaming it. I imagine it's going to be the only place they'll do it.

How isn't their brand tarnished around the world? Besides the emissions scandal, their vehicles are just expensive and difficult to maintain. I've got a diesel VW Jetta. It has been nothing but a money pit. I'm in the US for reference.

A friend in Germany said he trusts VW even more after the scandal, because it showed their engineering cleverness. And also because they cared for their customers and gave them even better performance than the government allowed.

In general, VW has a good, somewhat inflated reputation in Germany + parts of EU. In my experience, the cars are quite solid and reliable, albeit considered a bit boring. But you can also buy a Seat or Skoda which is basically the same car with a different exterior but cheaper...

Maybe the issue is that they are different cars in the US. VW didn't have a Jetta in Germany for years. I owned a Golf MK3 convertible in the US, and I felt it was of lesser quality than similar VWs for the European market.

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by AYBABTME »

mikece wrote: post #42

What is the relative difference in emissions between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car that is recharged by power from a coal-burning plant?

Why do you find it useful to bring up this trope which is only tangentially related to the post?

Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by TLightful »

arcturus17 wrote: post #35
agrafix wrote: post #4

Hmm did they release their April 1 joke too early by mistake?

I thought the same, it sounds completely ridiculous.

Entirely appropriate for the new direction.

I dig it ... (speaking as someone who still sees their average cars as steam engine, emission test defeaters)

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