KevinC
Autocross Champion
- Car(s)
- '19 Golf R, '21 M2c
How much money can they be saving by not painting the freaking bumpers?
I can't wait to see a Mk8 really torn down and evaluated. We've already seen the hood prop rod instead of a strut - I can only imagine how much cost cutting the bean counters have wreaked on this poor machine. If they're willing to save such a paltry sum on the strut & some paint, imagine what else they might screw up? Oh another example - the AWFUL grab handles on '19 R's, which seem to fail about about an 80% rate. Somebody probably saved 5c apiece by switching vendors. Now they're drowning in warranty claims.
I can't wait to see a Mk8 really torn down and evaluated. We've already seen the hood prop rod instead of a strut - I can only imagine how much cost cutting the bean counters have wreaked on this poor machine. If they're willing to save such a paltry sum on the strut & some paint, imagine what else they might screw up? Oh another example - the AWFUL grab handles on '19 R's, which seem to fail about about an 80% rate. Somebody probably saved 5c apiece by switching vendors. Now they're drowning in warranty claims.