Volkswagon has systematically been going in the wrong direction the newer they get with their diesels. There are so many issues with their customer service we will never buy another new one.

They have or had some other strong points that are in decline as well. It was a shame so many purchased their models with automatic transmission.Terrible expense when it failed. Not if it failed but when. When we needed a couple of parts for one of their automatics the volkswagon empire would not sell us them for example. You usually do not repair their automatics but replace them with new or factory rebuilds. Hang on to your wallet.

To compound all this is there is unrest at the mexican build plant and I hear that build quality is failing. They almost act like they do not want to be in the north american marketplace but cannot make up their mind.