So Long
I haven’t posted in a while, but wanted to say that there is hope for VW owners. My fiance and I traded our 2003 New Beetle Convertible and 2003 Jetta Wagon for two brand new Mazda3’s today, an automatic sedan for her and a manual wagon for me. We did have to roll a few thousand $$$ from the Beetle into one of the loans, but I think it is worth it. After the fourth attempt by a third dealer to fix the auto trans in the Beetle, we gave up. That whole mess cost us about $2000 for repairs and rentals this month. Also, the Beetle was in the shop for a month and a half. Not to sound like an ad, but after coming out of the VW’s, the Mazda’s are so far ahead of VW in terms of quality, performance and customer service, I wondered why we even went down the VW route in the first. Much luck to those still suffering through their VW headaches.
Matthew
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Chombi Said,
January 24, 2006 @ 11:27 am
So Long – Another driver saved from the clutches of VWoA!!!!
Remember to run away fast if you ever hear someone say “”Drivers Wanted”" again!!
Welcome to Post VW bliss…and great fun with those great Mazda 3s!!!
Cangratulations!
Chombi
100% satisfied Scion tC driver,
Former 97 Passat from hell owner
peterd1965 Said,
January 25, 2006 @ 10:45 am
re: so long – Nice. I was looking at the 5-speed, 4 cyl Mazda3.
Is it fun? I miss fun. Triptonic is not fun.
haleme Said,
January 26, 2006 @ 11:46 am
So Long – We can’t get the smiles off our faces. I too had forgotten that driving can be fun, not a chore. The Beetle was fun for the convertible feature. Other than that, it was a miserable car to drive. The 5sp auto in the Mazda is so smooth and the clutch in the 5sp manual is not heavy and shifts like a dream. We could not be happier!