Loren,

Thanks for this link! The article's link to http://myvwlemon.com/ is a
major eye-opener for me.
Now I'm scared - very scared. We are still paying on our nice '02 Passat
wagon (1.8T, 5-speed).

So far we have lived through the coil-pack replacement. The sagon has a
warped-brake-rotor-feel to it when braking moderately or harder. An
independent mechanic, very skilled and reputable, checked it out and
found all rotors in near-mint shape, no warpage or runout. We think it
is the ABS unit, and will take it in soon for diagnosis.
However, on the My Lemon VW site, someone posted that their brakes
almost failed once, and later on the ABS unit cought fire!!! I think my
old Scirocco and Vanagons just got much more valuable to me...

Gotta say, Sonnen VW in San Rafael, CA
(http://www.vwdealer.com/sonnen/index.html) has been a gem of a dealer.
They offered to, and replaced, all 4 coil packs without blinking an eye
on it when one failed (amazingly, when my wife was on her way to them
for an oil change and service!).

Ron Antaki

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Myers, Thomas A
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:55 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: VW Article in Time Magazine

A Pitch to the Rich
VW's growth engine has stalled in the U.S., partly because of poor
quality. Will its pricey new cars fuel a revival?

link ot the article

http://www.time.com/time/globalbusiness/article/0,9171,1101031124-543826
,00.
html

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        From:   Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of Loren A. Busch
        Reply To:       Loren A. Busch
        Sent:   Thursday, December 4, 2003 1:11 PM
        To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
        Subject:        Article in Time Magazine

        I read most of an article in the current (or very recent) Time
magazine
        yesterday while at my dentists office.  All about VW and VWNA
marketing and
        financial problems, and their worldwide marketing problems.  An
interesting
        read, I recommend it.