[internetworkers] VW Wants Your Old Diesel
Michael Czeiszperger
michael at czeiszperger.org
Thu Jan 25 11:03:36 EST 2007
On Jan 25, 2007, at 10:12 AM, Scott Lundgren wrote:
> Since VW's and diesels are among the car topics that sometimes cross
> this list I thought to pass on this chunk of news:
>
> In conjunction with the launch of the '08 Jetta Bluetec diesel this
> week at the Washington, D.C., auto show, VW says it's searching for
> two significant vehicles from its U.S. past. Specifically, the brand
> wants to find the oldest running Volkswagen diesel and the VW diesel
> with the highest accumulated mileage.
Maybe because the gasoline engines all blew up? Consumer Reports
doesn't break out diesel engines in this report, but Volkswagens are
at the bottom of the reliability list compared to other manufacturers:
Toureg: -119% of average reliability in its class
Passat 4-cyl: -60% of average reliability in its class.
Jetta: -25% of average reliability in its class
Only the Passat V6 had decent reliability, and the New Beetle has
shown improvement, moving from dead last to average.
Yeah, I'm ranting, but after talking to as many Volkswagen owners as
I have who's engines have burned up and the manufacturer refused to
honor the warranty, they deserve bad press.
http://www.consumerreports.org:80/cro/cars/types/reliability-
comparison-index.htm
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Michael Czeiszperger
Chapel Hill, NC
michael -at- czeiszperger.org
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