how come new VW's appear to be junk?

On Friday, July 4, 2003 7:38:24 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> I know you people will probbly take this personally...but i gotta
> point this out
>
> I have noticed nothing but people bitching and complaining about
> "check engine lights". My brother is shopping for a new car, and he
> looked into a book called "lemon-aid" . It points out that new VW's
> are nothing but junk. Everyone i know with a new VW, has nothing but
> problems with them. I am a loyal VW fan, but i think that VW are not
> what they used to be. And the prices are terrible. Anyone have any
> idea of when VW is gonna address all the problems with their current
> cars, and release a VW that doesnt have any problems?

We had 2 check engine lights since new 2 years ago on a 2010 jetta se both times it was the after run air pump some emission thing covered under warranty.

"fox93" wrote in message
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On Friday, July 4, 2003 7:38:24 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> I know you people will probbly take this personally...but i gotta
> point this out
>
> I have noticed nothing but people bitching and complaining about
> "check engine lights". My brother is shopping for a new car, and he
> looked into a book called "lemon-aid" . It points out that new VW's
> are nothing but junk. Everyone i know with a new VW, has nothing but
> problems with them. I am a loyal VW fan, but i think that VW are not
> what they used to be. And the prices are terrible. Anyone have any
> idea of when VW is gonna address all the problems with their current
> cars, and release a VW that doesnt have any problems?

We had 2 check engine lights since new 2 years ago on a 2010 jetta se
both times it was the after run air pump some emission thing covered under
warranty.

More malfunction indicator lights come on now because more systems and
sensors are monitored.

In fox93
> wrote:

> We had 2 check engine lights

You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?

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On 11/28/2012 12:37, Bert wrote:
> In fox93
> > wrote:
>
>> We had 2 check engine lights
>
> You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?
>


D'oh!!!

On 11/28/2012 7:50 PM, WindsorFox<SS> wrote:
> On 11/28/2012 12:37, Bert wrote:
>> In fox93
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> We had 2 check engine lights
>>
>> You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?
>>
>
>
> D'oh!!!

<BFG>!

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2012, PeterD wrote:
> On 11/28/2012 7:50 PM, WindsorFox<SS> wrote:
> > On 11/28/2012 12:37, Bert wrote:
> >> In fox93
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> We had 2 check engine lights
> >>
> >> You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?
> >
> > D'oh!!!
>
> <BFG>!

Nine years ago, pre-Facebook, when Google Groups was merely the DejaNews
archive with a better search function, this place had all the action.
Back then I replaced a motor mount on my Jetta, on a slightly inclined
street parking spot, with the help of tips I got from this group. Today
all I had to do was replace a blower fan - with a locking tab I broke
taking it out of the box, d'oh!

kelly - '86 Jetta GLI, 352K miles and counting....

Time is relative, man.


"Bert" wrote in message
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In fox93
> wrote:

> We had 2 check engine lights

You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?

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In "LG" > wrote:

> Time is relative, man.

I suppose this could be morphed into a discussion about the relative
goodness of VWs in 2003 compared to the current crop.

I had a 2002 Passat wagon which I just replaced with a 2012 Jetta wagon
(there being no more Passat wagons, or real Passats for that matter).

I suppose I'll have something to say in a while, but so far the Jetta's
very nice.

>
>
> "Bert" wrote in message
> . ..
>
> In fox93
> wrote:
>
>> We had 2 check engine lights
>
> You do know that you just responded to a 9 year old post, don't you?
>



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St. Paul, MN

On 11/29/2012 18:04, Bert wrote:
> In "LG" > wrote:
>
>> Time is relative, man.
>
> I suppose this could be morphed into a discussion about the relative
> goodness of VWs in 2003 compared to the current crop.
>
> I had a 2002 Passat wagon which I just replaced with a 2012 Jetta wagon
> (there being no more Passat wagons, or real Passats for that matter).
>


What drew you to this conclusion? What is "unreal" about the
current Passat?

In "WindsorFox<SS>"
> wrote:

> On 11/29/2012 18:04, Bert wrote:
>> In "LG" > wrote:
>>
>>> Time is relative, man.
>>
>> I suppose this could be morphed into a discussion about the relative
>> goodness of VWs in 2003 compared to the current crop.
>>
>> I had a 2002 Passat wagon which I just replaced with a 2012 Jetta
>> wagon (there being no more Passat wagons, or real Passats for that
>> matter).
>>
>
>
> What drew you to this conclusion? What is "unreal" about the
> current Passat?

I was talking about what's available in the US.

The car sold as a Passat in the US bears no resemblance to the Passat
sold in most of the rest of the world. The "real" Passat continues to be
made and sold elsewhere.

Along those same lines, my own car, the "Jetta" Sportwagen, is actually
a Golf, and is sold under that name everywhere else.

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