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1064 messages, Last post on Nov 03, 2009 at 5:45 PM
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This weekend didn't fare so well. Our covertible top will not go up so my wife had to drive 10 miles in the rain home so that I could put it up for her. An actuator on the passenger side doesn't seem to work causing it to bind. I smell lemons. |
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After having it back for one week, the convertible top will not close...again, the mechanism inside it warped the top structure 3 inches to the right and the driver's side window is still inoperable. Along with that, the gas gauge is still reading 1/4 tank less than what is in the tank. This is the worst quality piece of crap that I have ever come into contact with. I would have been better off buying a 10 year old kia from a wrecking yard. As a result, I am pursuing the lemon law buy back program. ANYBODY WHO READS THIS, STAY AWAY FROM THIS CAR, IT IS NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF CRAP!!!! JUST READ ALL OF THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS HERE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE!
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Replying to: colorado1974 (Oct 03, 2004 12:28 pm) |
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Contacted VW yesterday and started the investigations. The operator I talked to said I was the 20th person she talked to that day that that wanted the same thing.
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Replying to: colorado1974 (Oct 05, 2004 12:37 pm)
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Replying to: fish8 (Oct 06, 2004 3:44 am) |
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We inherited my father in law's 91 Special Edition in the original british racing green. Love the car and it only has 51,000 miles on it! It is number 1260 out of only 5000 that were ever produced. GET THIS, IT HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT! Just 2 timing belts and regular maintence. Imagine that, a car that is trouble free. |
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Here we are...another week later and the peice of crap is still in the shop. Our first payment came in the mail. Funny thing is that of the first 45 days, we have had it in our garage for 11 days! AGAIN, STAY AWAY FROM THIS CAR!!!!!!!
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Replying to: colorado1974 (Oct 10, 2004 7:29 pm) I think that given all the convertible top problems in this car, VW should develop a manual top conversion kit, or at least there should be a way to open and close the top manually (is there?). You do not have to warn me not to buy this car. I have resisted any temptation to buy any VW vehicle for the past eighteen years. VW sold me a giant and expensive new lemon in 1986, never fixed it, insulted me repeatedly, lied to the arbitration board despite evidence presented by a certified Audi mechanic, and refused to repurchase the car. No more VWs. I have been a lot happier with Japanese cars. |
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and 3 days later, you can only listen to the radio in FULL VOLUME or off. The top works now but the driver's side window is still on the fritz. It clunks when you roll it down...or should I say when it decides to roll down. The best part is the service manager scolded me for having the loaner car for so long...until I pointed out that he forgot to tell me that my car was done. All the while I am waiting for VW to call with the lemon law status investigation to finish. |
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