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MTI 11-11-2011 01:01 PM

VW to Pass Toyota As Largest Automaker
 
Boy, I Did Not See This Coming

Volkswagen, with an estimated 2011 sales tally of around 8.1 million vehicles globally (up 13 percent over 2010), is likely to earn top billing as the largest automaker in the world. General Motors, which was in the sales lead through the first half of 2011, ought to move around 7.55 million machines (an eight-percent increase) to hold on to second place while Toyota's estimated 7.27 million sales (a nine-percent falloff) would only be good enough for third in the global race for sales dominance.

tjts1 11-11-2011 01:22 PM

LOL @ VW build quality
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wor...WJettafire.jpg

Air&Road 11-11-2011 01:22 PM

That'll teach 'em to use an accelerator pedal return spring.

Air&Road 11-11-2011 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tjts1 (Post 2826556)


I agree with what I THINK that you are implying. From what I've seen over the years, in most cases a Toyota is a better built vehicle.

tbomachines 11-11-2011 02:13 PM

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.

Honus 11-11-2011 02:14 PM

VW's are fun to drive, but I have not seen any old ones that were not money pits.

sfloriII 11-11-2011 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tbomachines (Post 2826593)
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.

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.

compu_85 11-11-2011 03:04 PM

My mexican built car just went over 270,000 miles :cool:

-J

Honus 11-11-2011 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by compu_85 (Post 2826637)
My mexican built car just went over 270,000 miles :cool:

-J

Sweet. And based on where you live, I'm betting a fair amount of those miles are in stop-and-go traffic, which is tough on a car.

LandYaghtLover 11-11-2011 03:30 PM

Like a Toyota, VW quality s hot or miss. I did have an 88 Fox for a while. Fun little 5 speed that never had an issue, until it refused to start. Then I tossed it.

My mother has a Beetle. She still has is but refuses to drive it. It was so bad she bought a Lexus SUV. Which has a ton of issues. The beetle never had any issue, it was just a crap car for her.

And dont get me started on the Prius....

Like the cockroach, larger numbers do not denote superiority.

compu_85 11-11-2011 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Honus (Post 2826639)
Sweet. And based on where you live, I'm betting a fair amount of those miles are in stop-and-go traffic, which is tough on a car.

I just moved to VA from MI, so a lot of the miles are highway. But it did get soaked in salt every winter, and it's holding up great!

-J

suginami 11-11-2011 05:02 PM

Anybody hear what the quality of the cars is like from the cars out of their new plant in Chattanooga?

rs899 11-11-2011 05:22 PM

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VW's are fun to drive, but I have not seen any old ones that were not money pits.
Not sure what defines old. Mine are most definitely not money pits. In fact, they are cash cows for the rest of my third world fleet.

tjts1 11-11-2011 05:53 PM

Please, all VWs are money pits. It only gets worse once they're out of warranty.
2006 VW TDI DSG- CONFIRMED DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILING - YouTube
2006 VW Jetta TDI Frustrations-- LemonAide (sic) - YouTube

engatwork 11-11-2011 06:05 PM

Anyone know the reasoning behind the dual mass flywheel?


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