"Dealer Support" is generally accepted as an oxymoron at most (but not all)
VW Dealers for about 2 decades now ;-)
--
Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 12/14/06, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> "The European and Australia/New Zealand are getting
> these vehicles for
> the
> simple reason that they buy them."
>
> I think one resason for the demise of the Vanagon in
> the USA is the terrible support from VW dealers. When
> I first got my Vanagon, I mistakenly thought the VW
> dealer would be my friend. Well I've had more than one
> VW dealer refuse to perform required recall services
> on my van. One even said the van would not fit on his
> vehicle lift! It seems that even to the US VW dealer,
> the Vanagon is regarded as an oddity to be shunned.
>
> -David ('87 Wolfsburg)