wiper motor and heater blower (LAC, Rant)

[WAUFX at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/19/00 12:46:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ttiholov at rodeo.sd27.bc.ca writes:

> 
>  That's not much relative to the $328 (even CND) I had to pay for a 
>  heater blower on the weekend and that for a 2 year old car (New 
>  Beetle - wife's).  I'll never buy a new car if things like this go so 
>  soon, though I was tempted for a moment... And on top of that the 
>  tank flap mechanism froze twice already.  I guess they were trying to 
>  maintain similarities between the new and old beetles as far as being 
>  a summer vehicle mostly.
>  (Rant off - though I don't feel much better yet)


I was down at the local VW/Audi dealer the otehr day--and I noticed the 
sticker on theose "new" beetles. They are assembled mostly in mexico, engines 
and transmissions come from places like brazil, argentina. If im buying a 
german car, i want a german car! Kinda scary...

-w