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brb, gonna go get 33mpg in my 2010 Legacy.2) they are usually full time in a car with no option to disable them which can cost as much as 10 mpgs or more.
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brb, gonna go get 33mpg in my 2010 Legacy.2) they are usually full time in a car with no option to disable them which can cost as much as 10 mpgs or more.
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But your GC CRD isn't a car with a 4-cylinder diesel, it's a truck with a V6.
Make your GC the size of a Passat, and lop two cylinders off, then we can talk.
You missed my point.But your GC CRD isn't a car with a 4-cylinder diesel, it's a truck with a V6.
Make your GC the size of a Passat, and lop two cylinders off, then we can talk.
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No "chrome protective strips" except on the upper trim levels - are those sill protectors, at the bottom of the door edge, or the desperately necessary midlle-of-door ding pcatchers?
It must, because the SEL cars at dealerships don't have rear middle vents."Rear passenger ventilation for heat and A/C". As the pictures of the rear of the console (none on the VW website itself) show no vents, I guess this means under-seat vents, if true at all?
That's ridiculously unfair for those who ordered the first batch.Also, the salesman told me that they were adding the vents in the rear center console but it would not be there for the first delivery (which he expected in early October). The second batch (late October delivery) was expected to have the rear vents. Not sure if this is accurate or not but according to the salesman it was a major oversight that they realized they needed to correct and could not wait until the next year model.
Those that ordered the first batch ordered them with the knowledge that they didn't have center vents. And, it's common knowledge that VW changes stuff quite often in the first model year of a car.That's ridiculously unfair for those who ordered the first batch.
No, it's lame to make a car inferior before it has even been picked up by a buyer. I can see making changes after six months, but this is ridiculous.Those that ordered the first batch ordered them with the knowledge that they didn't have center vents. And, it's common knowledge that VW changes stuff quite often in the first model year of a car.
If they want center vents, I hear there's this program called ETKA that gives you part numbers.
Which means they need to correct it for the first wave of cars being sold. How ridiculous is it to penalize early adopters by sticking them with a car that has inferior one-month-only specs? Preposterous! It's their oversight, so why should those who pre-ordered pay the price?according to the salesman it was a major oversight that they realized they needed to correct and could not wait until the next year model.
dude, you don't even have a passat. what gives?No, it's lame to make a car inferior before it has even been picked up by a buyer. I can see making changes after six months, but this is ridiculous.
Buyers of the first wave should get center vents if they're going to be on the wave in the following month. That's good business. "Screw the early adopter" is not. People should be rewarded, not penalized, for pre-ordering.
Which means they need to correct it for the first wave of cars being sold. How ridiculous is it to penalize early adopters by sticking them with a car that has inferior one-month-only specs? Preposterous! It's their oversight, so why should those who pre-ordered pay the price?
Yep, I made that mistake once (1st year VW), 99.5 Jetta TDI. Great car, but definitely a work-in-progress that had most of the first-year maladies reported on this forum (fortunately, the worst one, coolant migration, happened to the subsequent owner!)It's extremely common knowledge that you don't buy the first model year of a VW, because stuff like this changes, and the first year parts are the first to get discontinued. (Yes, I know, I have an 8/98 production Mk4 Golf TDI. Bite me. )
My last VW was a 99.5 - had no issues.Yep, I made that mistake once (1st year VW), 99.5 Jetta TDI. Great car, but definitely a work-in-progress that had most of the first-year maladies reported on this forum (fortunately, the worst one, coolant migration, happened to the subsequent owner!)
Now with the Amerissat, not only are you buying a first-year VW, but also a car from a first-year manufacturing facility. A lose-lose IMHO!!!
I'd stay cool and sit this one out for at least 2 years
+1 All the words about center vents & AWD, etc, etc. This post hits the mark dead on.Yep, I made that mistake once (1st year VW), 99.5 Jetta TDI. Great car, but definitely a work-in-progress that had most of the first-year maladies reported on this forum (fortunately, the worst one, coolant migration, happened to the subsequent owner!)
Now with the Amerissat, not only are you buying a first-year VW, but also a car from a first-year manufacturing facility. A lose-lose IMHO!!!
I'd stay cool and sit this one out for at least 2 years
I've made that mistake twice so far, although with used cars both times.Yep, I made that mistake once (1st year VW), 99.5 Jetta TDI. Great car, but definitely a work-in-progress that had most of the first-year maladies reported on this forum (fortunately, the worst one, coolant migration, happened to the subsequent owner!)
Shouting doesn't make your point of view any more compelling.The people who bought the first wave of cars KNEW THEY WERE BUYING CARS WITHOUT REAR VENTS.
If it was such a critical issue, then they SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE FIRST WAVE. And, it sounds like it needed to be corrected because people WEREN'T buying the first wave, due to a lack of rear vents.
So, customers are supposed to adjust their shopping habits to compensate for bad business practices? That's your impressive point? How about not having bad business practices, like penalizing buyers for pre-ordering?It's extremely common knowledge that you don't buy the first model year of a VW, because stuff like this changes, and the first year parts are the first to get discontinued. (Yes, I know, I have an 8/98 production Mk4 Golf TDI. Bite me. )
I care about business. Good business is essential, not only for the seller but for the buyer.dude, you don't even have a passat. what gives?