Volkswagen May Overtake Toyota as Top Auto Seller - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2009-04-17, 04:10 AM

Volkswagen may have passed Toyota Motor as the world's top selling automaker in the
first quarter, helped by robust demand in its main markets, while its Japanese rival suffered sharp declines, partial company data suggests.

polaris · 2009-04-17, 05:45 PM

hmmm I have only seen VW at the bottom of reliability rankings. I would only take their cars on a 2-3 year lease and not buy out at the end.

Nuje · 2009-04-17, 11:08 PM

After spending the first ten of my driving years in Japanese cars - two of which were Toyotas - and then the last 10+ in VWs, I can't say there's been an appreciable difference in terms of maintenance/issues/reliability. Both brands have been very good.
However, I do enjoy our VWs (both working on them and driving them) far more than I ever did the Toyotas - and we simply won't even consider anything else now.

Driving from northern Vancouver Island to San Diego on two tanks of fuel (total cost ~$60) doesn't hurt my enjoyment of the VW either.

It's often confounded my as to how/why they haven't been able to market themselves more effectively here - their cars have always been decent (certainly no worse than some other brands that have sold much better), the owners are often quite enthusiastic about them (see preceding paragraph), they sell well in most other markets worldwide...... just not so great in North America for some reason.

HT gearhead · 2009-04-23, 08:05 PM

We have a City Golf on the 5 year lease plan. So far the car is very nice to drive and we're happy with it. It's our first VW.

2009-04-17, 04:10 AM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Volkswagen May Overtake Toyota as Top Auto Seller Volkswagen may have passed Toyota Motor as the world's top selling automaker in the first quarter, helped by robust demand in its main markets, while its Japanese rival suffered sharp declines, partial company data suggests.

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2009-04-17, 05:45 PM	#2
polaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,314	hmmm I have only seen VW at the bottom of reliability rankings. I would only take their cars on a 2-3 year lease and not buy out at the end.

2009-04-17, 11:08 PM	#3
Nuje Veteran Join Date: May 2002 Location: A charted un-desert isle Posts: 2,465	After spending the first ten of my driving years in Japanese cars - two of which were Toyotas - and then the last 10+ in VWs, I can't say there's been an appreciable difference in terms of maintenance/issues/reliability. Both brands have been very good. However, I do enjoy our VWs (both working on them and driving them) far more than I ever did the Toyotas - and we simply won't even consider anything else now. Driving from northern Vancouver Island to San Diego on two tanks of fuel (total cost ~$60) doesn't hurt my enjoyment of the VW either. It's often confounded my as to how/why they haven't been able to market themselves more effectively here - their cars have always been decent (certainly no worse than some other brands that have sold much better), the owners are often quite enthusiastic about them (see preceding paragraph), they sell well in most other markets worldwide...... just not so great in North America for some reason.

2009-04-23, 08:05 PM	#4
HT gearhead Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,307	We have a City Golf on the 5 year lease plan. So far the car is very nice to drive and we're happy with it. It's our first VW.