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Did you pay people over and above the true value of their labor?
I have never and will never report anyone for anything except for porn.
I was a sole proprietor, and my wife was the only other employee...and she was only part time. I paid for my own benefits, and contributed to my own retirement (still do). I didn't get rich, but i did ok and made a decent living, but nothing to brag about.
As for the reporting thing, i suspect you've already reported me before for a half ass insult, but i can't prove it. So, i have to take your word for it.
I assume despite the higher temps Yuma is way more pleasant than New Orleans in terms of climate
Anyway, do German cars even support US climatic conditions? I mean, in the Midwest for instance you have several meters of snow per year, temps are also more extreme than in Germany, where they probably do their testing
Also people drive differently, in Europe it is more like city crawling most of the time, while Americans have much larger distances to cover.
The latitudes as such don't mean much as the warm gulf stream makes Europe much warmer than it would be without that stream. There have been palm trees in Britain and Ireland for quite some time and more recently - thanks to climate change - they also survive in Germany's Rhine valley, for instance in Düsseldorf
Climate change? What change? How is the climate different in Germany now compared to, let's say, the 1930s?
Anyway, do German cars even support US climatic conditions? I mean, in the Midwest for instance you have several meters of snow per year, temps are also more extreme than in Germany, where they probably do their testing Also people drive differently, in Europe it is more like city crawling most of the time, while Americans have much larger distances to cover.
I am really surprised at you... you don't think German car designers know how cold it gets in America? Germany is landlocked, it gets much colder there than the coastal countries of Europe. Have you heard of the Autobahn...? The fastest I have ever driven in a car was in my turbo Passat. 135mph and she was good for more but I wasn't.
Exactly! Now, I've driven them all and can tell you that I got a much better ride in the Passat. I also got a very nice interior (although I did like the LaCrosse as well) that had a higher quality feel for it - the LaCrosse, for example, had a little sliding lid on the center console that felt super cheap and could not be properly opened or closed without the lid getting stuck. The Passat had no such issues!
Thus, for the same price, you can purchase a better quality vehicle.
I actually fully expected to purchase a US car because prices, traditionally, have been lower. Currently, that is not the case. I understand that German manufacturers price their cars incredibly competitively in the US (prices in Germany are MUCH higher for just about the same vehicles you get here). Alas, their strategy seems to be working.
Great!
Now try to get your Passat serviced for the same price as a LaCrosse.
Now try to get your Passat serviced for the same price as a LaCrosse.
I am not worried about it for the next three years. 36 month maintenance is included. Just went the other day, actually. Total cost: Zero.
Besides - as I stated, I would have happily purchased a Buick IF the engineers had realized that people actually DRIVE a vehicle (and that involves backing it up) rather than just park it at the curb for others to look at.
Also, I am not concerned about maintenance cost. I would have purchased a Quattroporte or an XF if my wife had let me (yeah, I know how "reliable" either is). She convinced me that our priorities needed to be different, though.
I assume despite the higher temps Yuma is way more pleasant than New Orleans in terms of climate
Anyway, do German cars even support US climatic conditions? I mean, in the Midwest for instance you have several meters of snow per year, temps are also more extreme than in Germany, where they probably do their testing
Also people drive differently, in Europe it is more like city crawling most of the time, while Americans have much larger distances to cover.
They do just as well in northern climes as any other car sold here. The AWD models do even better, obviously. All major manufacturers do extensive extreme-weather testing. Northern Scandinavia is dotted with testing facilities and you can be assured VW engineers spend a fair bit of time at them.
The main problem I had with my MKIII Jetta was the locks and latches would freeze in winter. This apparently was a common problem with VW's of this era. I had to keep a lot of lock de-icer and silicone spray on hand.
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