[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.
But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.
There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
