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Originally Posted by tbomachines
Vw seems to be greatly affected by the difference in their production plants. Everything I hear coming out of Mexico is junk compared to their other plants. The jetta and passat specifically, though their newest models appear to be much better. The jetta unfortunately has been cheapened for 2011, and it shows. My wolfsburg-built gti has has no problems and is rock solid so far, not to mention its a hell of a lot of fun! The golf is a consumer reports best buy too, they seem to think reliability will be very good.
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I'm glad my Mexican POS is still running strong and with no problems to date. Over 100,000 miles on it and it's still a blast to drive and averaging about 38 mpg, mostly city driving. I agree, the new ones look boring-- I wouldn't buy one for that reason alone.
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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).
Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.
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