Well, I also love VWs. I can't easily count how many I've owned, but its a lot. I grew up riding around with parents and three bothers in a Microbus. And the first car I bought myself, in 1973, was a '57 Bug with 43K on it. I paid $250 for it. As an aside, imagine what that would be worth today, along with our '66 19 window Bus.
I owned 3 Bugs, co-opted our family's '71 Bus for a couple years, then switched to diesel in '78 with a my first new car, a Rabbit L Diesel. I think I've owned 10 or 12 TDIs. If I couldn't buy another diesel I'd get a 1.4T Jetta or 1.8T GSW.
VW makes cars that feel much more expensive than they are, starting with the air-cooled Beetles. And when cared for they last. It still amazes me that I can get in a 300K mile plus VW and it drives like it has 50K on it. My son frequently asks what he'll replace his Golf with because he wonders how much longer it'll go (it has 313K on it). Everything works, it's almost completely rust-free, the interior looks good. His biggest concern is that he doesn't want to give up a car that's a pleasure to drive every day. Me and my children have totaled 5 VWs. No injuries for any of us.
VW is an excellent auto builder. We probably see the worst of them in the US, but it's still better than most everything else. I've owned Volvos, Toyotas, Hondas, a Ford, Mercedes, Audi, even a Kia and a Peugeot (that wasn't bad either). But VW is the best, in my humble opinion. You guys who are walking away are going to miss it.
Testimonial over.