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  • milanbenes
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    Originally posted by Fred Scuttle View Post
    That is correct. Both VW and Mercedes have pursued volume production at the cost of quality. Take a look at reliability figures and you will see that Skoda (owned by VW) is now more reliable than VW. VW and Mercedes are also suffering from premature rusting so you need to be very careful what you buy s/h.
    what do you drive Fred ?

    and Welcome to the Forum by the way.

    Don't be shy get stuck into the forum.

    Milan.

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  • Fred Scuttle
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    Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
    our 2003 1,9 tdi 110hp HighLine Passat Estate in metallic green with the half leather interior and privacy back windows

    is better made than the new ones

    Milan.
    That is correct. Both VW and Mercedes have pursued volume production at the cost of quality. Take a look at reliability figures and you will see that Skoda (owned by VW) is now more reliable than VW. VW and Mercedes are also suffering from premature rusting so you need to be very careful what you buy s/h.

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I have this image of a gormless, buck-toothed twunt with a vacant expression on his face, driving a battered Passat with his webbed fingers, whilst chewing on a straw.
    You need to get out more

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  • sasguru
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    I have this image of a gormless, buck-toothed twunt with a vacant expression on his face, driving a battered Passat with his webbed fingers, whilst chewing on a straw.

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  • Clippy
    replied
    Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
    our 2003 1,9 tdi 110hp HighLine Passat Estate in metallic green with the half leather interior and privacy back windows

    is better made than the new ones

    Milan.
    Old people with zimmer frames must move faster than you.

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  • milanbenes
    started a topic According to the mechanic...

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    our 2003 1,9 tdi 110hp HighLine Passat Estate in metallic green with the half leather interior and privacy back windows

    is better made than the new ones

    Milan.
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