its a combination of factors for me in my buying decisions. I actually looked at vw and audi when I recently went shopping for a new car. the vw was overpriced for the features and both are known for having maintenance problems.
I ended up with an acura, which has great ratings in reliability and includes a lot of fun gadgets... I love my gadgets... On 5/6/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > RoMunn wrote: > > I missed this thread. I had a roomate sophomore year in college who had a > > Jetta. POS. He had this idling problem where it would idle so low that the > > engine would shut off. They never could fix it. The dealer finally had to > > give him a new car under the lemon laws. > > > > I would guess that "reliability" metrics mostly irrelevant. Auto > purchasing is usually at least 40% emotional even for the most > practical buyer. If this weren't the case you wouldn't see bling > wheels, spoilers, SUVs, etc. > > Even someone who buys brand X because brand Y is "unreliable" is being > emotional. In the case of VW, if you're even considering them you're > an emotional car buyer. > > For my part, I'm a 100% emotional car buyer. I don't care about > reliability because I lease and about the only metric that has ever > given me pause is safety. I usually get AWD, I always buy good tires, > and I want my car to have a good crash test rating. > > Other than that, it's all about fun! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206267 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
