05-10-2016, 06:04 PM
(05-10-2016, 03:07 PM)Slidertogrid Wrote: VW cars and vans seem to be have dropped in build quality lately a lot of parts are made in Poland. A friend runs a couple of transporters and a small fleet of caddy vans, they all cover a fairly high annual mileage but none of the vans are very old. Some of the repair bills he has had have been fairly scary!
I was thinking of probably an Toyota estate next time if the right car at the right money can be found.
Rich.
Hi Rich.
Yes I'd agree that some of the VW range has dropped in quality, no doubt due to losses after VW's emission scandal. For a long time and even now VW used the Skoda factory in Mlada Boleslav to produce parts and full cars for VW's full range, Hungary also have plants for VW. My daughters VW 2003 Beetle was built in Mexico on the Golf MK4 floorpan. underside corrosion was pretty bad on it and its sealing was far worse than the average MK4 Golf.
I have found over the years cars with a good reputation tend to gradually get worse but those who had a poor reputation get better, hence my decision to look at Fiat, they have massively improved in the last 10 years and make a reasonable vehicle at a good price, Kia too is on my list but I don't have a fortune to spend.
Before having a look at Toyota check out the number of recalls they have, the info is quite frightening!!!
