[goldstategop]

Its the quality, stupid. My VW is a reliable car. Its gone south only once on me and that after the alternator went bad after several years.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[ken21]

w edwards deming invented quality in autos,

but the big 3 american co’s wouldn’t pay attention.

the japanese hired deming and paid him for his expertise.

the following link shows toyota’s appreciation to deming:

http://www.managementwisdom.com/

[irishjuggler]

Its the quality, stupid. My VW is a reliable car.

In terms of quality, VW ranks lower than virtually every domestic make except Saturn.
http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/dependability-ratings-by-brand

[annelizly]

I have a friend who owns his own tow truck business.

the other day he pointed out that he has NEVER had a honda or toyota on his truck. Its always american cars