> Third,
>
> How safe ARE these vehicles!?!??! According to that one web
> story (can't
> believe everything you read I spose) the tow truck driver had
> picked up
> 3 in like one week!?!? Is it a ticking time bomb? Has VW said
> anything
> about this?

I have seen and heard quite a few stories about rear-engined
VWs, both air and water-cooled, that caught fire, but why would
VWoA be concerned about poorly maintained vehicles?  I'd say
this is an age issue and not a marque-specific issue.  As an
example my friend's '89 Audi Quattro was recently grounded due
to a leaking fuel line.  Any car with rubber fuel lines is more
susceptible.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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