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From: rome@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: That's Japan with a capital J
Message-ID: <270@nmtvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 13:33:36 EST
Article-I.D.: nmtvax.270
Posted: Thu Feb 14 13:33:36 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Feb-85 05:44:03 EST
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Reply-To: rome@nmtvax.UUCP (Jeffery G. Micono)
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In article <> inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) writes:
>> By the way: if more people could suppress their bias towards japanese cars,
>> they would venture up to their local Volkswagen dealers and check out the
>> new Golfs and Jettas. They are both entirely redesigned, offering more room,
>> better handling smoother ride, etc. The Golf is made in the US of A, and is
>> identical to it's german namesake. The Jetta, which looks very sharp, is
>> made in Germany. In comparison to almost all japanese cars, VWs have freely
>> revving engines (with fuel injection, by the way), and have struck an
>> admirable balance between handling and ride. Another plus: while a lot of
>> japanese car dealers seem to be magnanamous by only charging a few percent
>> above list, VW dealers charge below list. A friend of mine just purchased a
>> Golf with almost all options except automatic and air, and pays $8900. Do
>> not forget that the Golf is probably going to be around for a few years,
>> instead of being replaced by a new japanese can two three years.
>> 
>> 
>>  			Bernard H. Schwab
>
>
>The germans will never build anything to compared to what
>Toyota has been doing all along. vws are known for their schlocky design and
>their use of cheap materials that fall apart if you look at them wrong. The
>germans have no concept of the term 'appropriate technology'.
>  ...
>
>Don't talk to me about "quality" coming out of germany.

I too have never seen a VW
    1)  That was good as Japenese car
    2)  That was worth $8900
Also, a VW built in the US?  Now you've got marginal engineering with
slip-shod workmanship. (Ugh!)

However, don't throw away a whole bushel of apples just because you find
one bad one.  Before you seal your opinion about German cars, look at
the BMW and Mercades-Benz.  After looking at these two examples of 
automotive art, I think that you find it hard to say that they
are techically obsolent or "cheap".

                                          Jeff