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Re:VW Toys with Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers ... by grillvogel on Friday March 11, 2016 @03:35PM (#11269293)
your price differentials are a little off. you can't spend $5000 more than VW prices to get an equivalent Mercedes/BMW/Audi, its more like 10-15k more. VW's whole thing used to be that they were about 5k more than the mass market cars, but were almost as good as a luxury car with a nice feel and unique features. I'd be fine with them returning to this niche model, the american Jettas and Passats are lame.
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Re:VW Toys with Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers ... by cvwright on Friday March 11, 2016 @03:50PM (#11269411)
The other problem with this strategy is that, at least according to Consumer Reports, the reliability of a new VW is way below that of a similar Toyota or Honda. Why pay more for a car that won't last as long?
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Re:VW Toys with Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers ... by monksy on Friday March 11, 2016 @04:39PM (#11269739)
That is one of the reasons I bought a VW Jetta, I wanted an Audi, but I won't pay the Audi price for it.
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