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I had two VWs in my life that I truly loved till they had driven 50k miles: A 1980 Rabbit Convertible and a 2000 New Beetle. The styling and handling, but not t

I had two VWs in my life that I truly loved till they had driven 50k miles: A 1980 Rabbit Convertible and a 2000 New Beetle. The styling and handling, but not the quality. After each purchase, I swore I would never buy another. I want to love and own a VW again, but only when the quality is as good as a Lexus, Toyota, or Hyundai.

iancmceachern 3y ago
Plus that whole dieselgate thing, they burned a lot of trust and good will with both their customers and regulators
- Glawen 3y ago
  I hate them for that. It's winter time now, so I have my car heater blower on all the time. Whenever I start smelling diesel in my car, a TDI engine is in front of me.
  - kaybe 3y ago
    Please get an active carbon filter for your air inlet. They’re not expensive and most cars only have the pollen filter version. We found very high pollution values inside cars which in hindsight is very much not surprising due to what you noticed. A carbon filter brings it way down.
    - Glawen 3y ago
      can try again, but I did not notice a real difference previously.
    - iancmceachern 3y ago
      We found that this (powered car air filter) is great: https://www.iqair.com/us/air-purifiers/atem-car https://www.iqair.com/us/air-purifiers/atem-car
- kreetx 3y ago
  I wonder if that was already a symptom of declining company culture?
- Garvi 3y ago
  Trusting companies to do the right thing has always been humanities most shameful indulgence. Having been lied to 20 times in a row and still trusting the 21st time is a sign of other problems. It is a good indicator of a populations submissiveness. Admitting to oneself that one has made a mistake investing a lot of money in a product, takes some guts most people don't seem to have. Same as admitting your oh-so-democratic government has obviously been corrupted by the same corporate elements. The issue is admitting this leads to admitting one was a coward for tolerating it. That's why people double down on the most idiotic positions. I've seen flat earthers and corona deniers do it same as dieselgate apologists. Unfortunately many of the top trading companies invest a lot of money into anti-regulation propaganda. It's the "trickle down economy" of the 21st century.
dieselgate 3y ago
"I swore I would never buy another. I want to love and own a VW again, but..." Know exactly where you're coming from. Have been intrigued by the e-golf recently, but
mcntsh 3y ago
I had one VW in my life and that was one too many... I never felt so free the day I sold the thing.

iancmceachern 3y ago

Plus that whole dieselgate thing, they burned a lot of trust and good will with both their customers and regulators

Glawen 3y ago
I hate them for that. It's winter time now, so I have my car heater blower on all the time. Whenever I start smelling diesel in my car, a TDI engine is in front of me.
- kaybe 3y ago
  Please get an active carbon filter for your air inlet. They’re not expensive and most cars only have the pollen filter version. We found very high pollution values inside cars which in hindsight is very much not surprising due to what you noticed. A carbon filter brings it way down.
  - Glawen 3y ago
    can try again, but I did not notice a real difference previously.
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    We found that this (powered car air filter) is great: https://www.iqair.com/us/air-purifiers/atem-car https://www.iqair.com/us/air-purifiers/atem-car
kreetx 3y ago
I wonder if that was already a symptom of declining company culture?
Garvi 3y ago
Trusting companies to do the right thing has always been humanities most shameful indulgence. Having been lied to 20 times in a row and still trusting the 21st time is a sign of other problems. It is a good indicator of a populations submissiveness. Admitting to oneself that one has made a mistake investing a lot of money in a product, takes some guts most people don't seem to have. Same as admitting your oh-so-democratic government has obviously been corrupted by the same corporate elements. The issue is admitting this leads to admitting one was a coward for tolerating it. That's why people double down on the most idiotic positions. I've seen flat earthers and corona deniers do it same as dieselgate apologists. Unfortunately many of the top trading companies invest a lot of money into anti-regulation propaganda. It's the "trickle down economy" of the 21st century.

dieselgate 3y ago

"I swore I would never buy another. I want to love and own a VW again, but..." Know exactly where you're coming from. Have been intrigued by the e-golf recently, but

mcntsh 3y ago

I had one VW in my life and that was one too many... I never felt so free the day I sold the thing.