Is Volkswagon shuttering Chattanooga VW plant?

[Garufa]

Here's the thing with VW's....you either get a good one or a bad one, there's no in-between.  It's always been that way.

[Guest TresOsos]

Ditto and ditto to the guys who said, "never again".  My wife wanted a VW for years.  She always like the look of them and I was always hesitant based on the experience of a few friends to had repeated issues with brand new cars.  As usual, if she wants something long enough she gets it.  We bought her a Passat last May.  Found a very clean, fully-optioned, low mileage previous body style model.  Had to go with the previous body style because she wanted a wagon and the latest one is sedan only.  (Besides, we pay for cars in cash so I like to buy low-mileage used).  I was told by a few VW people that having been made in Germany, it should be better quality than the new Chattanooga Passats.  She loved it for about the first 2 weeks.  I've got to admit it did have a nice interior, decent handling and a very smooth ride.  It was in the shop probably 10 times.  New key x2 ($200 but I convinced the dealer to cover it); new key docking station x1; new electronic steering lock (related to the key and security system) replaced under recall, exhaust problems twice (and any exhaust problems prevent the pressure necessary to engage the turbo which means the engine makes no power and the transmission shift points are wrong so someone calls from the side of the road because she's terrified to drive).  2 oil re-circulation pumps.  This was all in about 3 months.  It got so bad that she drove my car and I drove a different VW loaner every week because she didn't trust VW at all.  Since neither of us has time for that garbage, I found a like new 30,000 mile Honda Accord Crosstour.  She was so disgusted with the VW that she drove the Honda for about 5 minutes before telling me to go negotiate a deal and write the check.  Done.  

 

NEVER AGAIN!  I'm glad to see Tennessee jobs but if I want a Tennessee car I'll buy a Nissan.     

That's why they call them pissants.

[McGarrett]

I had a VW Scirocco back in the '80's. Great car but it got totaled in an accident. I got rearended by a '79 F250 but I walked away without a scratch. +1 on the article being bs.

[mcordell]

Absolutely not true .......

[mcordell]

Also my TDI passat averaged 65mpg on our trip to NC and the motor is far from being "broken in" and half of that was stop and go and through back roads...

Best MPG recorded for the new passat was 84.1mpg ... One couple went 1600+ miles on one tank Edited February 27, 2014 by mcordell