VW layoffs & reliability

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

With all those points in mind, a good engineer would apply the KISS 
principle.

I like the early VW's because of the KISS principle.
Few break downs (once you have replaced every thing)
Easy to repair (with minimum tools).
You don't have to marry a mechanic to get it repaired.

And....
The expencive stereo and tv belong in the house.

Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>
>To: "'Chris'" <vze28h54@verizon.net>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: VW layoffs & reliability
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:08:49 -0500
>
>
>The low German car reliability numbers you write about are new and
>based on four things.
>
>1. Spending on print advertising by German car makers is *WAY LOW*
>lately. Hint Hint.
>
>2. Most of the problems reported are minor, as in "my heated mirrors
>don't work" kind of stuff. My Benz has never left me stranded by
>loosing it's ability to take me places (other then flat tires), which
>is the core intrinsic purpose of a car.
>
>3. The level of expectation for reliability  is very high on all
>luxury cars, slightly higher on German cars. If the horn breaks on
>your Chevy Caviler you don't care, if the cigarette lighter breaks in
>your E500 you get pissed!
>
>4. All luxury cars are incredibly complicated and have a lot more
>parts then an economy car. Heated mirrors is not an option on Chevy
>Caviler. The key to my Benz is more complicated then the engine,
>transmission, or fuel injection system on a Chevy Caviler.
>
>-Marc
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Chris
>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:09 AM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: VW layoffs & reliability
>
>
>Reliability is going to have to be "Job One".  Just got the new care
>issue
>of Consumer Reports. In the Small Car category: Reliability for '01 -
>'03
>for 5 VW models ranged from 40% worse than average to 104% worse than
>average (the turbos).  They ranked below 2 Hyundai models and a Chevy
>Cavalier.  The saving grace for Vws is that repair costs are probably
>much
>lower than many or most cars.   The '03 VWs ranked well on
>reliability.
>Maybe they have got it right now.
>
>The Asian cars topped the reliability charts.  American cars from the
>Big
>Three ranked, on average, slightly above the European cars. (For the
>"first
>time in decades.")  M-B did not come out very well.  Luxury cars: BMW
>7
>Series - 175% worse then ave.  Boy what an insult to BMW buyers.  Pay
>a
>whopping sum for the car.  It doesn't run and you know they pay
>through the
>nose for repairs.
>
>But people love some cars despite their short comings on
>reliability.  Reliability chart. "Sporty Car" category.  Mini Cooper.
>99%
>worse than average.
>Flip back to another chart. "Most Satisfying", Small Car category.
>Mini
>Cooper is one of the three cars listed.
>
>Chris
>
>At 10:44 AM 03/09/2004 -0700, Eric S wrote:
>
> >Maybe VW will wake up soon.  Upmarket moves like the Toureg and the
> >Phaeton were stupid...now they feel the stupidity of those decisions
> >biting at their heels.
> >
> >--
> >Eric
> >www.vintagewatercooleds.com
> >
> >79 VW Iltis
> >81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
> >81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
> >90 Corrado TDI
> >91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
> >
> >Julie Macfarlane said:
> > >
> > > Even our favorite company is hurting. Over extended?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/03/09/vw.layoffs.reut/index.htm
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> > >
> > > Julie Macfarlane
> > > 1981 MKI 2L 16v
> > > Amsterdam NY
> > >
> > >
> > > Ev
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