IIRC, in the late 80s / early 90s the tarrifs and exhange rates w/ Germany made EVERYTHING built there extreemly expensive in the US. Keep in mind that any cost the manufacturer has to pay will eventually be passed to the consumer. I don't think VWs got priced competitively until the late 90s, and even that's arguable. john > For starters, the price tag. VWoA's price-gouging over > the past 20 years has been simply revolting. You don't > see Toyota, Nissan, or Honda using any import duty as > an excuse to screw people (and yes, I mean on the > truly imported models). |
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