"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> ravinwulf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:41:28 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Owning the VW ruined me for european cars, permanently. ;-)
>> >That frickin' Passat ate me alive at close to 2 grand per year ON TOP of
>> >the car payments. And it was even still under warantee.
>> >
>> >Yah right.
>> >
>> >Never again.......
>>
>> Gosh, really?
>
> Yes.
> But there are lemons in every bunch I imagine.
> This was a VW Passat station wagon.
> I'd not recommend one on a bet!

My mechanic says VWs are infamous for electrical nonsense. 20 years back, I
used to install high-end car stereos, and noticed that the wiring harness
connectors in VWs (as well as Audis & Porsches) were the LEAST secure &
protected, in terms of vibration & moisture. No idea how they are now, but
the reputation lingers, even with a mechanic who sees cars all day long.