Date:         Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:01:53 -0500
Reply-To:     "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller@UTOLEDO.EDU>
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From:         "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller@UTOLEDO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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> If you don't mind an utterly dull-handling car, get a new VW.
> Probably unreliable too. If you want something utterly reliable, get
> a Toyota.

And a really Dull car get a Toyota.  Oh yeah and really bland and cheap
interiors.

BTW, I know of at least two people that have had problems with their Camrys
within the first year of ownership.  In one case the problem has never been
found and has left the happy customer standing at the side of the road six
times in the first year of ownership.  But hey - I'm not going around saying
Toys are pieces of crap - just they are not perfect as our friend from the
fair Isles of NZ would like to believe.  Oh yeah - and since we are dragging
up problems with VWs dating back to the 70s and 80s - all of my Toyotas back
then were clattery rust-buckets - but they did run.

>
> A constant complaint in the Aussie car magazines is that VW doesn't

Must happen when they switch the steering over for those friends driving on
the wrong, I mean left, side of the road.

bem-stem