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    Image of avanti5010 avanti5010
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    Remember that other German madman who wanted to "dominate" the world.
    VW will go crashing down just like he did. Some people (I will not mention from what country) are not only egotistical, but stupid as well.
    VW has proven one area they can dominate: high-priced, unreliable cars, not only from Mexico, but from the Faderland as well.
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    Image of DarthLefty DarthLefty
    10/12/09

    @avanti5010: Godwin'd!
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/13/09

    @avanti5010: Don't forget that the Mustang played a big part in that original crashing down.
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    Image of buffcoat and beaver buffcoat and beaver
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    Not really mentioned here is that VW wants to made the new midsizer larger AND cheaper than the Passat. High on the list of cars I don't want is a Volkswagen Galant.
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment buffcoat and beaver was starred buffcoat and beaver was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/12/09

    @buffcoat and beaver: Larger than the Passat? But the Passat is huge...
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    Image of bugattatra bugattatra
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    I like VW's, however I see some serious flaws in their future domination plans that need to be addressed first:

    1. VW's are quite unreliable and known for it.

    2. Smug advertising and image - while definitely working for a niche group, it's a turn off to unassuming folks who'd normally buy a Camry.

    3. Price. Of entry, maintenance and parts costs.

    4. Dealer network - both size and quality

    I wish them luck, I'd love nothing more than for the Camry/Altima/Corolla bore brigade to be replaced with something that handles well, has an attractive well-built interior and interesting engineering solutions that VW is known for.
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Edited by bugattatra at 10/12/09 5:26 PM bugattatra was starred bugattatra was unstarred
    Image of Blue387 Blue387
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    Those windows make the greenhouse look like a pillbox. Why the heck are automakers fascinated with this design cue?
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    Image of omg grip omg grip
    10/12/09

    @Blue387: I agree, its retarded. You can't hang your arm out the window of most new cars these days.

    Gotta have a ridiculously high window sill and door structure to provide substantial protection for possible side impacts from the god damned massive SUV's....

    America! F*** YEAH!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/12/09

    @omg grip: Hey, my Volvo 240 has crash bars in the doors. As for blind spots, what blind spots?

    My arm spends quite a bit of time out the window.

    EDIT: I replied again below, so this is now pointless and misplaced. I'd bitch about how this happened if I thought that the fuckbags responsible for maintaining Gawker would ever read it.
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    Edited by MushyHeirloom at 10/12/09 5:38 PM MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/12/09

    @omg grip: What I tried to comment is that my 240 has crash bars in the doors, almost nonexistent blind spots, and I can hang my arm out the window.
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    Image of AiDonWaiKit AiDonWaiKit
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    I see body lines of the new Camaro in that concept.
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment AiDonWaiKit was starred AiDonWaiKit was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    Deep-fried anything is at worst, tolerable.

    /didn't go to State Fair of Texas this year...yet

    I am, however, steering clear of fried butter, if we attend. Oh, and deep-fried Snickers is overrated.

    Regardless of what it looks like in the teaser pics, just put a new front & rear fascia on the Passat, and you have reality.
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    Image of superbadd75, now I remember why I left... superbadd75, now I remember why I left...
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    If they can't exorcise the quality demons of their Mexican plant, then their 800,000 U.S. sales are way beyond a pipe dream.
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    Image of SagarikaLumos SagarikaLumos
    10/12/09

    @superbadd75, with electrolytes!: The big question is whether the quality problems are the Mexico plant or if it's a company wide problem. The ratings of the Phaeton and Toureg don't really suggest that the problem is Mexico.

    As I said in a comment page before, the Routan is probably the most dependable VW, and think about what THAT means.
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    Image of duurtlang duurtlang
    10/12/09

    @SagarikaLumos:
    In Europe VW has a reputation as very reliable, although that reputation isn't as strong as it was 15-20 years ago. And (almost) all VWs here are European built.
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    tonyola promoted this comment duurtlang was starred duurtlang was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/12/09

    @duurtlang: If Volkswagen is considered so reliable in Europe, then why did a 1994 issue of Car magazine (UK) have on its cover a photo of a lemon with a VW logo?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/12/09

    @SagarikaLumos: Consumer Reports said, last I knew, that the Rabbit was fairly reliable. Not sure what that says.
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    Image of duurtlang duurtlang
    10/12/09

    @tonyola: There is a difference between actual reliability en reputation.

    And to use a completely pointless anecdote: my parents currently own a 250k 1991 VW Golf (mk 2), since 1993. In the 16 years they own it they had 1 problem besides regular maintenance; unexpected dead battery. They don't built them like they used to.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/12/09

    @tonyola: I see that you've conveniently left out their "Peach" issue, in which the Car magazine concedes that all problems with the subsequent models were rectified.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    Make it a RWD pony car fighter with a manual tranny option, and they might have a chance... The key to success is to find a niche in the market that isn't yet satisfied. So far, BMW is the only euro company that has a contender in that category. But a slightly less luxurious and more affordable sedan could serve to raise a few eyebrows and open a few wallets...

    Their tripled market share is a bit lofty though...
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    Image of GeeHalen GeeHalen
    10/12/09

    In reply to VW Plans World Domination, US-Built Mid-Size Sedan
    I can already flashforward to see 'this' in NASCAR... Sorry, I laughed.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/12/09

    @GeeHalen: That mental image is certainly worth a hearty guffaw.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    So, is there a Lotus Decepticon a block down, behind the apartment building, waiting to destroy innocent bystanders?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    This is cool, and now that we're on the topic of Tranformers, how come nobody ever touched the all-spark to an aircraft carrier? Wouldn't that be one of the ultimate Transformers? And nuclear-powered at that.
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    Image of shepherdfarmer shepherdfarmer
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    Tada!!!!
     Reply
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    JOSH

    I don't get it.



    PAUL

    What exactly don't you get?



    JOSH

    It turns from a Passat into a robot, right?



    PAUL

    Precisely.



    JOSH

    Well, what's fun about that?



    PAUL

    Well, if you had read your industry breakdown, you would see that our

    success in the action figure area has climbed from 27 percent to 45 percent in the last two years. There, that might help.



    JOSH

    Oh.



    PAUL

    Yes?



    JOSH

    I still don't get it.



    PAUL

    What?!



    MR. M

    What don't you get Josh?



    JOSH

    Well, there's a million robots that turn into something. And this is a Passat that turns into a robot. So what's so fun about playing with a Passat? That's not any fun!
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/14/09

    @Ash78: I have interesting conversations, don't I?
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    07/14/09

    @Ash78: This doesn't happen. You don't just walk into a meeting and say, "Bugs."
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    07/14/09

    @PatFromGundo: yeah? jeeze a yellow beetle would have made more sense
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    Image of .357 .357
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    He's about to attack us... Oh, wait. Never mind. His electrical system just gave out.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    07/14/09

    In reply to VW Passat-a-Bot Transformer Attacks Beijing Mall
    It's a Transmorpher!
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