VW's with 100000 miles?

[westernb4]

VW has a new TV commercial claiming that there are more VW's on the road with more than 100000 miles than any other carmaker.

How can this be? I think of VW's as trouble prone and as mechanical failures waiting to happen.

Do they maybe sell more diesels than other makers with better durability than gasoline models?

 

[Juice]

The Volkswagen Beetle.

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

May be true, but at 100,001 miles everything breaks.

I've had 3 VW's before my Nsx. Never again, although Mk4 r32's are nice and tempting sometimes.

 

[davidf]

I've never had mechanical issues with my VW's. Most electrical gremlins.

 

[Anopheles]

steve my vw has just passed 100k one month ago and it still good and its a delivery car! well let see how it goes

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

steve my vw has just passed 100k one month ago and it still good and its a delivery car! well let see how it goes

Maybe I just had 3 POS's in a row

 

[Anopheles]

probably didn't do enough oil changes lol

 

[Bigglezworth]

VW has a new TV commercial claiming that there are more VW's on the road with more than 100000 miles than any other carmaker.

How can this be?

You're kidding right? You do realize that VW as a corporation is larger than the big three combined. I hesistate you're thinking about the north american market only as VW's are everywhere in Europe and Asia.

 

[westernb4]

You're kidding right? You do realize that VW as a corporation is larger than the big three combined. I hesistate you're thinking about the north american market only as VW's are everywhere in Europe and Asia.

2012 total worldwide vehicle production: Volkswagen is 3rd, behind Toyota and General Motors (Wikipedia).

 

[jond]

Here's 2012 JD Powers.
VW is always at the bottom. Some years at the very bottom:

 

[ProOnThaSnow]

When someone (a company) makes a claim like that, you have to wonder if they mean statistically. Maybe they have the most vehicles on the road over 100K out of those produced?

I dont know, I just never believe numbers in advertising until I can break it down and find the angle they're throwing them to me at.

 

[Bigglezworth]

2012 total worldwide vehicle production: Volkswagen is 3rd, behind Toyota and General Motors (Wikipedia).

When I made my comment, I was thinking VW Group which includes a plethora of brands (Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen). If we are talking VW in the similar fashion as 'Chrevrolet' or 'Cadillac', then I would be totally off base indeed.