I think VW, Audi, etc. punish us in the US for not harmonizing FMVSS 108 with various ECE regs making them design different headlights for the US market than for Germany and the rest of Europe (when functionally, there's no reason they couldn't have only two designs, one for RHD countries and a mirror image for LHD countries. However they did have some good designs, the US lights on my Mk4 GTI are actually at least subjectively good, in sharp contrast to the Corrado headlights from a decade earlier which were so awful they should have been fined for subjecting us to them.
And no John, you won't be driving on the roads long after it is illegal. You would have your car impounded like everyone else who tries.
And why is that they can't solve all those mysterious squeaks and rattles that magically develop days after buying their vehicles brand new? If nothing else, you'd expect Germans to be more methodical, and meticulous. Then again, considering the state of the industry, are VWs even made in Germany anymore?
Thanks for the assist. Now I know what to look for.some are, some are not, look at the vin, if it starts with 3 it is Mexico, 1,4,5. usa 2 canada, W germany
And why is that they can't solve all those mysterious squeaks and rattles that magically develop days after buying their vehicles brand new? If nothing else, you'd expect Germans to be more methodical, and meticulous. Then again, considering the state of the industry, are VWs even made in Germany anymore?
I mean. I have several statements concerning this topic that are not compatible with the code of conduct of this forum.
Suffice it to say my reply consists of "LOL. LMAO, even."
VWs have never been well put together, whether in Germany or anywhere else. The Germans love to engineer and tell you how great they are, but mass manufacturing has always been a bit of an Achilles heel. While they have a similar class based structure to Japan (more-so than the North America), the Japanese seemed to get back that at the manufacturing level so workers are empowered to raise quality issues and have them addressed. In Germany that has only recently come about. North America reached Japanese range quality levels much quicker than Germany.
Even Audi / BMW have only recently been reliable, say 10 years, 15 tops.
Mid 2010's Passats were made in Chattanooga. Jetta in Mexico, but the Jetta also had a lot of design influence here as well from my understanding. A few years in and the Jetta felt like a 10 year old car. The Passats were much better made and the base models not a lot more money. Both suffer from some poorly made Chinese climate control parts.