Well maybe I shouldn't have said racist - *maybe calling it an ignorant remark would have been a better. Keep in mind that I didn't call anyone racist, but what they said was - at least that's how it came off to me. *I don't think it is appropriate to call the Mexican workers in VW's factory second world laborers doing second rate work. Like someone before said, most of the work is done by robots anyways.
Products made in China - some are great and some are inferior just like anything made anywhere on this globe. Is it the skill of the worker? Trying to make too many parts during shift? *Materials used for a part? *Not all parts or merchandise made in China is bad - I mostly fear what materials went into that product but that could be the media fueling it. I understand the economics of pooling things from around the world to make the most profit.
Sometimes people get what they pay for. When people buy a car full of Chinese parts that's assembled in Mexico, sometimes they end up with what they paid for.
Was that referring to VW's plant and the cars built there? *Later on you said you weren't talking about the plant, but couldn't decipher if that was for something else as it was a different paragraph. *Parts content of Jetta according to window sticker 9% USA/Canada, 40% Mexico, 20% Germany and the other 31% is from who knows where - google might know. I tried doing a quick search and didn't find much.
Why didn't your sister get the front windshield replaced? Maybe she tried and had no luck at the dealer and that's a shame *I read that a member on here had a distorted windshield and got it fixed under warranty. Same thing with the engine, that part was probably made in Germany (just a guess). Not sure if the Mexican plant has a casting plant for engines. As with any mass-produced item there will be a percentage of issues no matter where it's made.*
So far my car has been excellent, build quality is great - I know others can't say the same. What has also been said is that any forum following a certain make or model is skewed when it comes to problems - seems like the percentage of issues is sky high compared to the amount of cars produced. When every thing is working fine no one writes about it - but when anything goes wrong, big or small, they all hop on google (myself included) do a search and find a forum that has seen the same issue.
Sorry to the OP for going so far off-topic - the post I had initially replied to just struck a nerve with me - it would have even if I owned a Golf.
Do I regret getting the Jetta sedan? Not at all and would do it over again in a heartbeat - wouldn't think twice. I am hoping to get the JSW in addition to the sedan. 