Consumer Reports: Is VW Providing Us w/ the Same Cars that They Sell?
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Is that the only detail you're looking at? I would think that all sorts of other "details" would be different between the two cars then. Just tell us what they were. But one thing, and hinge cover to boot?! Color me unimpressed with CR reporting.
Show me the proof. That's what it boils down to. Otherwise it's just another conspiracy theory.
Show me the proof. That's what it boils down to. Otherwise it's just another conspiracy theory.
If anything, CR should know that in the brochures and on car maker websites, it usually states that they reserve the right to make changes.
As a matter of fact, we are looking a buying a Tacoma truck, and in the brochure it states "A vehicle with particular equipment may not be available at the dealerships" and "Prototypes shown. Actual production vehicles may vary". CR needs to calm down.
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I don't doubt VW sent a "ringer" at all, in fact Lexus does the same thig all the time. I remember when 2nd gen GS first came out the mags RAVED about how good it is, quiet like a Benz handles like a BMW etc, etc and when I saw the pictures I was sold.
It had a good stance, nicely lowered but when I went to the dealer and bought one it sure as hell didn't look like that in the mags.
It had a good stance, nicely lowered but when I went to the dealer and bought one it sure as hell didn't look like that in the mags.
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Toyota did it. They would import the cabs of the trucks, and then build the beds in Long Beach and attach them at port. It was because there is a 25% import tariff on trucks, and Toyota wouldn't be able to compete on price if they built them 100% in Japan. It's partially why the T100 was so expensive compared to its competition.
Ford does the same thing with Transit Connect. They're built with passenger seats and windows in the back, then all of that is removed at port.
Ford does the same thing with Transit Connect. They're built with passenger seats and windows in the back, then all of that is removed at port.
Also, as the years went by, the paint on the bed would oxidize much faster than on the rest of the truck. I suspect this happened because the bed had been installed/painted at the Long Beach port. Although by '89-'90 I think the rust issues from the shoddy welds at the Long Beach port were finally addressed.
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The point is the cars are often modified after it leaves the car plant someone earlier said that modifying the car often requires extensive re-tooling. CR is making a mountain out nothing as car makers have supplied pre production cars for decades.
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This is not a case of a car being pre-production. CR bought it off the dealer lot like they do all their cars. This is not a marketing "ringer". Thus CR wondering what else could be different.
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This has nothing to do with cars being modified from factory - this is being done all the time, but press cars being different than actual model on sale, so they can get more favorable review.
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