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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 15, 2006 9:30 am) Unfortunately, I experienced that poor quality first hand when I bought a 2000 VW GTI. Both the driver and passenger side windows crashed into their respective doors, the cruise control switch broke, unlocking the driver's door with the remote required pressing the button 2 times until it was finally fixed, the door speakers developed an annoying rattle (probably damaged by the falling windows!), squeaks that were never silenced, the list goes on. I traded the GTI in for a Hyundai Elantra after 2 years and have never regretted that decision. The GTI was fun to drive, but the constant trips to the service department quickly soured me on the whole VW ownership experience. JD Power's recent initial quality survey tends to back up my problems, as VW is still near the bottom of the pile. Buy another VW? Never again.
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Replying to: shado4 (Jun 15, 2006 10:30 am) I wonder if VW has a clue as to how badly horror stories like this are hurting them... nearly everyone I know who's owned a VW in the past few years has a story similar to this one to tell to everyone and anyone willing to listen.  VW just doesn't seem to fully understand how many enemies they are making, and how important good word-of-mouth is, especially in the Internet age. If they did, they'd be making big strides in improving reliability. I don't see too many indications of that so far. 
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Jun 15, 2006 4:13 am) It remains to be seen what the resale value on the re-released Rabbit will be like. And how much it may suffer from the reputation of other VW cars of the past. Myself, I was looking for a 4-door car; well, a 5-door actually, when I was looking. The new Rabbit would never really have been a consideration for just that reason.
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Replying to: backy (Jun 10, 2006 7:56 pm)
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Replying to: ross14 (Jun 15, 2006 7:01 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 15, 2006 7:17 pm)
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Replying to: lhanson (Jun 16, 2006 11:04 am) 
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Replying to: backy (Jun 16, 2006 11:22 am)
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