Nice car, shame about its reliability..................

samuel090180 · Post by **samuel090180** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:52 pm

In your haste to copy & paste that entire web-pageâ€¦â€¦â€¦..did you happen to find out which particular vehicle genre/model, the factory in question related to?â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.or did your â€˜tunnel visionâ€™, not allow you to do so?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:53 pm

samuel090180 wrote:My friend is a VW Sales Executive who works in central London, and that is where I got my information from, VW's are NOT built in GERMANY.

Specifically, certain models aren't built in Germany.

Try viewing this: http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/automo ... /index.htm

samuel090180 · Post by **samuel090180** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:06 pm

Specifically, certain models aren't built in Germany.

Try viewing this: http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/automo ... /index.htm[/quote]

Are you paying attention @ damci....?

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:07 pm

It certainly is just a bad apple mate, and in my opinion you should have given it a chance, but you made your decision and thats done at the end of the day.

mines on 54k now, and the clutch feels great, no probs with the gear box at all.

damci · Post by **damci** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:12 pm

samuel090180 wrote:In your haste to copy & paste that entire web-pageâ€¦â€¦â€¦..did you happen to find out which particular vehicle genre/model, the factory in question related to?â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.or did your â€˜tunnel visionâ€™, not allow you to do so?

What does it matter? The factory in question is Wolfsburg, which is VW's HQ. You originally said that no VW's were made in Germany which is bull, if your that bothered why don't you ask your sales friend which models are built there

Your coming accross as a bit of a geek I dont know if it's intentional, may be you should go back to your puma forum

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:23 pm

I read this post with interest it has to be said the original poster is correct in saying the Polo GTi has a weak gearbox, the 5 speed 1.4/1.6 Box in Golfs/Polos/Leons/Octavias/A3s is unrealiable the Polo GTis especially as it has the most power going through it there are many versions with different gears ratios however its the diff and 5th gear that are the weak spots aswell as the 2nd gear syncromesh I found this out after a friend at works box failed in his Octavia he got his refurbed the guy was saying he sees more VAG gearboxes than any other make however the 1.8T and diesel boxes are bulliet proof.

As for the ford vs VW for reliability I had a Feista Zetec for just over 3 years and 40k and not one thing went wrong with it the same can't be said for the Polo sadly.

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:34 pm

damci wrote:buy a MINI

don't make me laugh
mini's are for people who shop 4 times a week

-Ben-

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:37 pm

lol at the mong who thought VW
weren't still designed in Germany (can't be bothered to go through all the b***h whoever it was)

Facts before fiction

-Ben-

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:53 pm

polopowah wrote:Facts before fiction

good man

samuel090180 · Post by **samuel090180** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:16 pm

polopowah wrote:lol at the mong who thought VW
weren't still designed in Germany (can't be bothered to go through all the ***** whoever it was)

Facts before fiction

-Ben-

I said that VW's were not built in Germany, nobody said that VW's were not designed in Germany. There is a big difference between something being designed, and something being built, ok.

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:19 pm

I think your arguing a losing case here mate. I'd do yourself a favour any just give up - either that or I'll pass you a bigger shovel to keep digging... .. .

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:24 pm

samuel090180 wrote:I said that VW's were not built in Germany, nobody said that VW's were not designed in Germany. There is a big difference between something being designed, and something being built, ok.

Point being, what you said about VW's not being built in Germany was incorrect.

And as Dino said, by all means keep digging.

samuel090180 · Post by **samuel090180** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:31 pm

Redline wrote:
samuel090180 wrote:I said that VW's were not built in Germany, nobody said that VW's were not designed in Germany. There is a big difference between something being designed, and something being built, ok.
Point being, what you said about VW's not being built in Germany was incorrect.

And as Dino said, by all means keep digging.

How was my point incorrect....when you put up a 'link' to a site which co-oberated what I was saying..............lol

samuel090180 · Post by **samuel090180** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:33 pm

Redline wrote:
samuel090180 wrote:My friend is a VW Sales Executive who works in central London, and that is where I got my information from, VW's are NOT built in GERMANY.
Specifically, certain models aren't built in Germany.

Try viewing this: http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/automo ... /index.htm

Check it out ROOM..........lmao

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:55 pm

Oh well, it's taking my mind of revision.

1. You made some statement from some apparent 'VW Sales Executive' claiming that:

VW's are not built in Germany anymore.

2. I post a link to a website that shows whilst yes, some models are built outside of Germany, VW still produces models like the Golf in plants such as Wolfburg.

3. Note how your statement that VW's are 'not built in Germany anymore' is therefore wrong.