Date:         Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:44:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Jennifer <ncc876@yahoo.com>
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From:         Jennifer <ncc876@yahoo.com>
Subject:      Re: Bosch not German?
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At 3:20 PM -0400 4/25/01, wb6otg rearranged electrons to say:

>Well, VW certainly didn't hold up the quality standards when they
>had a plant in the US.  I have heard horror stories about the
>Mexican VWs too.  Personally, I won't buy a VW unless its made in
>Germany.

Some people agree with you; some don't. Lately, there doesn't seem to
be a large quality difference -- Jettas (Except the wagon) are made
in Puebla as is the New Beetle, Golfs and GTIs come from Brasil, and
Passats/Eurovans come from Germany. My Golf was made in Wolfsburg,
and I'm glad of it; it's a matter of principle, plus you can't get
new Golfs that were made there anymore. (How to tell? The VIN starts
with "WVW" if it's from Germany, a 3 if it's from Mexico ... and I
forget what the country code is for Brasil.)

At 1:28 PM -0700 4/25/01, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

>Ah... Skoda is a  Czech car company, the company in Spain owned by VW is SEAT.

I thank you for the correction.

At 3:49 PM -0400 4/25/01, koloski@toad.net wrote:

>Did you know that Robert Bosch invented the spark plug?
>Did you know that VW invented the mini-van?
>Did you know that the coconut is the world's largest seed?

No. Yes (can I rub Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth PR guys' noses in the fact
that VW invented that, the third-door pickup, AND the
double-sliding-door van?). No.

:)

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Jennifer - ncc876@yahoo.com
... knee-deep in the hoopla ...

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