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At least here in the US, my perception has been just the opposite. VWs not only cost more, but are less reliable than comparable vehicles. They seem to have the
by dnissley 11y ago
At least here in the US, my perception has been just the opposite. VWs not only cost more, but are less reliable than comparable vehicles. They seem to have the street price of a Honda/Toyota, but the reliability of a Nissan/Chevy/Chrysler, and their maintenance costs have a reputation of being about the same as a German luxury car (high). Hence their comparatively small market share here (3-4%).
The one redeeming factor for VW seems to be powertrain options and selling a station wagon that isn't an SUV or a Subaru (Golf Sportwagen).
- superuser2 11y agoVolkswagen has excellent interiors. The $18k Golf feels in many ways like a $40k BMW 3-series. Most competitors' interiors are gaudy, cheap and plasticky, ugly, or spartan. Other than BMW, the only people selling the "German sportscar" experience are luxury brands, Volkswagen AG subsidiaries, or both. Depends on the model, but Golf for the last 5 years has gotten a Very Good (4/5) for reliability from Consumer Reports. They used to be terrible in the mid-2000s, but improved drastically since then.
- selimthegrim 11y agoDriven a US Jetta lately?
- monksy 11y agoUnfortunately they changed the Cloth seats into Leather in the newer generation. [Leather is a problem in the warmer states]
- copperx 11y agoWhoa. What? If I could use only one adjective to describe VW it would be "plasticky". I've always seen VW interiors as incredibly austere. I drive a 2006 TDI Beetle and I find my 1991 Honda Accord to be more comfortable.
- superuser2 11y agoI guess I'm excepting Beetle and focusing on Jetta and Golf. They're not everyone's thing, but I love them, and they have their niche.
- nawitus 11y agoAt least in Finland the reputation of VW has dived in the past few years due to major reliability issues. (Automatic) transmission and engine failures are "common". Specifically, I'd stay away from DSG transmissions and TSI engines.
- monksy 11y agoThats the thing about VW that I'm not thrilled about.
- monksy 11y agoThe street price of the Honda/Toyota came with the new generation in 2011. They went cheap on a few things with the Jetta.