I also suspect that there are many poor parts being manufactured these days
and VW repair shops often end up getting burned for a repair that goes bad
due to the malfunctioning of a cheap third world part.

My mechanic sent a clutch back that he was about to install for me - citing
it was a hunk of %$^&%.

So in some ways I don't blame the honesty and frustration coming from the
North Shore shop.

BT