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Actually, both the Golf, Jetta, Passat and Touareg get Double 5-Star ratings for front, side, and rear impact. Toyota and Honda tend to do ok in frontal, but fail miserably in in side and rear impact. - Peter Adam <
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wrote in message I'd bet you most Toyotas would perform nearly as well if not equal to most VW's. Cars today have to meet certain standards and I've seen the Jetta crash tests as well as ones from the jap manufacturers and overall all the front ends pretty much disintegrate. Passenger injury on the cars varies but the differences in body structure integrity isn't that different. This isn't a difference where the Jetta suffers practically no damaged while the Corolla is totalled or anything. I do remember the Jetta not doing well in the side impact ratings compared to many of its counterparts and I remember the Beetle doing surprisingly excellent its front impact tests but not that much better then the Civic. Front end in both cases was trashed. Adam In article <kFwzb.6569$
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says... well, you won't see the different until you got in a collision. Haven't you seen all the Japs' with bumper holes on them after a slight scratching? Imagine a head on or rear on collision?..., I think everyone got the picture now, the air bag won't be of any value unless your car is solid in the first place. Fiberglass shell won't protect you in any situation. in 1999, an SUV hit my 91 Jetta's front bumper from side on at nearly 60mph. my front bumper flied 30 feet away. Afterward, just a simple pull at a body shop, everything got restored. Can you imagine how a Jap car will look like after such an incident? Sure, they can give you 35 - 40 mpg, but at what cost? - your life in case of an accident! cheers, John Rutledge <john.rutledge@remove_this.att.net wrote in message I think it is cyclical and maybe not possible to reliably compare German made vs. Japanese made vs etc. anymore. My '95 Accord was American made and excellent quality. My '03 Accord is Japanese made and quality is a lot lower. My '91 Mexican made Golf had initial quality problems but those were sorted a long time ago and it is a solid car. My '69 German made bug - that I don't own any longer - is still on the road and never had a peep of trouble. Harry Wilke <
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wrote in message Do the Germans or Japanese Make Better Cars? by Trevor Hofmann, auto123.com / Canadian Auto Press (December 1, 2003) German Study Turns Up Unexpected Response German cars are better right? While that might hold some credence among luxury car buyers, according to a consumer satisfaction survey compiled by German automobile association ADAC, together with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the majority of the fatherland's car owners disagree. Altogether more than 38,000 German vehicle owners were asked how
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Automotive Research (CAR), the majority of the fatherland's car owners disagree. Altogether more than 38,000 German vehicle owners were asked how
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Most surveys from Europe show high reliability for VW/Audi/BMW/Mercedes. But this one is surely more inline with American surveys. It is a very good thing that Asian manufacturers put some pressure on Euro/American brands in reliability. The original article is; From Deutsche Welle 28/11/03 Mercedes and BMW for all their glamour, aren't the preferred choice of German car-owners, according to two surprising new surveys released this week. When it comes to overall ratings, nothing tops the charts like a Mercedes Benz. But for everyday use, German car-owners prefer Japanese cars to the legendary names of their native country. The stunning news is the result of two surveys conducted separately by car magazine AutoBILD and German car-insurer ADAC. The so-called Automarxx survey, conducted by ADAC with the Center for Automotive Research at Gelsenkirchen Technical College, asked more than 38,000 car owners to rank international car companies in terms of consumer satisfaction. The German automobile industry's first entry on the list is Porsche at number eight. Toyota and Honda lead a pack of Asian rivals in the first seven spots. The study, which will first be released to the public next week, is sure to disappoint the likes of Mercedes and Audi, who apparently enjoy a better reputation abroad than at home. Not even in the top five Covering a range of areas from company strength and market position to design and environmental friendliness, the latest Automarxx survey is the first to feature a Consumer Satisfaction section. The consumer questionnaires looked at both the products and service of 33 manufacturers, and included ratings of electronics, motor power and comfort as well as of cost and standards of garage work. While German brands Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche still occupy the top five of the Overall Rating section, they barely figure in the Consumer Satisfaction top ten, beaten by Toyota at number one, followed by other Asian competitors such as Subaru, Honda and Mazda. Quality over image The competition is not surprised by the results. Speaking from the Essen Motor Show, which opened on Thursday, Mazda's Peter Tuhl told Deutsche Welle that Mazda's position in the top five reflected the Japanese company's enduringly high technical standards. He said a Mazda owner experiences lasting satisfaction. A German car owner, on the other hand, is more like a disappointed lover who realizes the first promises aren't going to come true . The survey results seem to back up the mark. Mercedes has no problem with its image, but rather with its follow-through, according to the results. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, who led the survey, said the emphasis German companies like Mercedes place on innovation comes at the expense of production quality. Every technical innovation increases the risk of a break-down, he says. In this respect, Toyota is more conservative, which may not be good for its image, but is very beneficial in terms of reliability. Made in Germany loses clout The AutoBILD survey confirms the trend. The first German entry on the list is BMW at number five, again trumped by Asian rivals. VW CEO Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder admitted to AutoBILD that in technical terms, Toyota is better then us. But not just us. The results of the Automarxx survey are a blow to Stuttgart-_base_d Mercedes in particular, which comes in at an astonishingly low number 32. Other German manufacturers fared equally badly, with Volkswagen at number 31 and Opel only four places higher.
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Guess I live dangerously.  Adam Harry Wilke <
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