VW Says It Is Still On Target To Overtake Toyota In Ten Years Or Less

If Vw's are so unreliable i must be the luckiest guy on earth, converting from kms to miles i had a Vw Golf III 1.6 in wich i've made nearly 300.000 miles then i had a Golf IV TDI in wich i've made nearly 240.000 miles and none of them left me stranded on the side of the road not even once, well, i'm in a passat right now and the only thing i can say is that i hope it reveals to be as unreliable as the Golf!!!

— Ventura (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 4:02:47 AM | | Votes: 4   

Sorry for the placement of the comment above, it should be a reply to the comment of "Sector", just below!!
This should have some kind of a edit button!!!

— Ventura (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 4:05:08 AM | | Votes: 2   

Yeah, we Europeans don't care about reliability. Wow, you can read our minds and you know everything about us...

What a lame ass comment. Of course we care about reliability. And guess what? Here in Europe Volkswagens have a pretty decent reputation for reliability and durability. I say "decent" because they're generally reliable, but they also experience their share of problems. I believe the VW reliability dilemma in the US comes mainly from Mexican-made VWs, where they have obviously a difficult time controlling quality measures etc.

— Wimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 2/12/2009 4:42:30 PM | | Votes: 0   

I have to agree with Wimmer about Vws made outside of Germany (Mexico and China). The electricals leave a lot to be desired.

— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/12/2009 5:18:43 PM | | Votes: -2   

i don't understand the phase 'still on target'. VW said that it would over take Toyota as world largest car company by 2015 in year 2007. now they just postponed by 3 years.

and long term reliability is not something you can build up in 3 years, and the initial quality is virtually worthless because you are covered anyway (worst case you can still fill a lemon)

— ghosthunter (View Profile)

Posted on 2/12/2009 8:42:34 PM | | Votes: 4   

Mexicans and chinese are the reasons for VW's poor reliability? You two racist crackers need to lay off the pipes. Your addictions is why the nasty drug war happening in Mexico now is about to spill onto the streets of america on a massive scale. Poor design is poor design no matter who puts it together. It's a fact that european vehicles have a long established track record for poor reliability in every country they sell in. Porsche maybe the only exception.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 3:20:24 AM | | Votes: -5   

"It's a fact that european vehicles have a long established track record for poor reliability in every country they sell in."

What a laughable statement. The major quality issues of European manufacturers have basically begun in the mid 1990s and are slowly disappearing as they have tremendously improved. And because of this you claim they have a "track record"?

Let me turn your stupid logic around and make a reference to the Japanese brands that have sketchy reliability such as Mitsubishi, Subaru etc. and claim that "Japanese cars have a track record of unreliability"! See how stupid such logic is?

— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 4:43:57 AM | | Votes: 1   

Willis, there you go using commonsense again!! You do know this is AutoSpies kryptonite, right?

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 10:33:43 AM | | Votes: 2   

"It cost more to keep a VW going than a Toyota." Oil-changes cost more for a diesel, because you need better oil, but that's offset by a car that lasts twice as long as anything from Toyota (not counting the Land-Cruiser Diesel).

Aftermarket parts are cheaper for VW than for any other brand.
Probably because the Golf/Jetta has not changed significantly since 1976 and is the most popular vehicle on the planet (and I don't want to hear any whining from the Toyota fan-boys who want to add production of a vintage RWD car and totally different FWD car that both share the name "Corolla" , because once you play that game you can add New Beetles to Old Beetles and toyota loses again!)

And because VW brakes last over 100,000 miles and Toyota has the worst brakes in the industry VW offers a big cost saving in comparison. (not to mention safety)
On tires and batteries, they're the same, and VW exhausts last well over decade ... hopefully Toyota does now too.

So, not much of an argument in favor of Toyota there.

— DieselRules (View Profile)

Posted on 2/16/2009 12:14:07 AM | | Votes: 0   

Typical German arrogance, huh? What typical German arrogance? Someone at VW makes this statement and immediately it is labeled as typical German arrogance? I am offended at this remark.

— Wimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 4:49:20 AM | | Votes: 1   

Check the facts. VW spends more on vehicle technology R&D than anyone on the planet.
The Germans spend big $$$ creating new technology.
Toyota spends less $$$ making it cheap to produce.
That's why their profits are higher (and they always lag the Europeans ... try to find one safety feature on a Lexus that wasn't on a Benz or VW years earlier)

— DieselRules (View Profile)

Posted on 2/15/2009 11:13:32 PM | | Votes: 1   

Really? What have I said that should warrant a banning? Oh, defending myself? Adding a few comments based on experiences and facts? Gee, I didn't know that was illegal on this site. Maybe I should go around dreaming up fairy tales like you do with your constant Lexus trolling.

— Wimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 2/13/2009 5:41:24 PM | | Votes: 0