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Not that this is remotely on topic...
Name 10/03/11(Thu)11:35 No.56515
...but I own a Volkswagen Jetta. It's a POS and it breaks down constantly. Hell yes, Volkswagen has had to do massive recalls. They're just not the name you keep hearing in connection with that word this week.
...also, there are different "tiers," so to speak, even with "German engineering." Mercedes and BMW are the German prestige brands. "Volkswagen" means "People's Car" and they don't pretend it's anything special in Europe. Oh, and if you are in the US and buy a Volkswagen, the engine may be German, but the rest of the car is *hecho en Mexico.*
...also, both the Germans and Japanese earned a reputation for being able to do high quality engineering work and also high precision manufacturing, back in the 70s and 80s, which they are now starting to lose again, now that so many "German" products are made in Mexico and so many "Japanese" products are made in China, with all the TLC and quality you normally associate with the Third World. Feh. |