http://www.houstoncars.org/volkswagen-aims-gun-at-foot.php Car Reviews, News, and Rambling Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.houstoncars.org/volkswagen-aims-gun-at-foot.php/comment-page-1#comment-16250 VW Cut Warranty | Houston Cars Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:07:01 +0000 http://www.houstoncars.org/volkswagen-aims-gun-at-foot.php#comment-16250 [...] As a consolation prize, standard maintenance will now be included for the 3 year period.  Of course, the oil change period has conveniently been increased from ever 5k miles to every 10k.  Coincidence?  Nah.  Severe cost-cutting measure… If VW wants to sell more cars in the US and start making money here, this is the wrong way.  Building reliable cars is step one, but step two is certainly standing behind those cars.  Cutting the warranty just doesn’t make sense.  VW wants to die. [...] [...] As a consolation prize, standard maintenance will now be included for the 3 year period.  Of course, the oil change period has conveniently been increased from ever 5k miles to every 10k.  Coincidence?  Nah.  Severe cost-cutting measure… If VW wants to sell more cars in the US and start making money here, this is the wrong way.  Building reliable cars is step one, but step two is certainly standing behind those cars.  Cutting the warranty just doesn’t make sense.  VW wants to die. [...]

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