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Re: Audi/VW owners, how much of a connection?
Posted by fsik (more from fsik) on Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:33:58
In Reply to: Re: Audi/VW owners, how much of a connection?, Eric law, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:46:22
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I remember the US Jettas and what a big deal getting one from Germany was. I had an 82 and an 86 both from Germany, my sisters 3 jettas (92, 98 and 03) were all mexican and all fell way short.
The old conventional wisdom was: look at the VIN, if it didn't start with a W, run away. (Mex starts with '3' I think.) I think the US Jetta production was short-lived, 1987-88 only or something like that. Maybe a stopgap until the Puebla plant was done, because after that, most everything came from Mexico.
Be aware that the current 'Wolfsburg Edition' is made in Mexico along with most of the rest of VW's line, not in Germany as the name suggests. I know most of the diesels still come from Europe, and I think the high-end stuff (Phaeton/Touareg) may have other origins.
As for for VAG...It's all the same company...all of their parts are stamped with the VW and Audi logos. They were 'platform sharing' back in the late '70s, and if you look through VW sites, for each VW model, you can find 3 or 4 models across VAG's makes that share a floorpan (like the TT/Golf/Audi A3 or the Touareg/Cayenne).
--fsik
Ex-VW Fanatic
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Posts in this Thread:
- Audi/VW owners, how much of a connection?, Bob Falfa, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:33:26
- My Passat is just like the A4 interior, Misplacedyankee
, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:23:27 - Audi is richer, better looking VW brother, Saab is..., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:31:25 - Think of it this way, VW is like GM, the mother ship..., TKC, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:56:44
- Total connection!, Bill Homer , Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:53:13
- Re: Audi/VW owners, how much of a connection?, Eric law, Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:46:22
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