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Originally Posted by wbradley
You forgot to add, "In my OPINION".
You don't state what you drive, but I hope it's a VW.
Not sure why, but I find VW's have a high "perceived" quality, but I know they are no Toyotas for reliability.
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Weird, I entered my car info into my profile.
I currently drive a '15 Series.Blue. Before that I had a '15 Charger, Before that, '14 STI, which was my first Subaru.
Before that I've had:
'13 Golf TDI
'13 Tundra
'12 John Cooper Works Clubman
'11 Audi A4 Avant
'10 E90 M3
'08 GTI
'07 Rabbit
'07 Civic Si
'04 Passat Variant
'99 Passat
'95 Jetta
'91 Accord
Chevy Beretta (I forget the year)
'87 Isuzu Stylus
'85 Merkur XR4Ti
'87 S-10
'91 Geo Metro
So yes, I've had a LOT of VW/Audi experience. Enough to know that my "opinion" isn't just an opinion. ANY review you read will say the same thing. VW is the absolute class leader in interior quality, period. Japanese interiors use thinner materials, less padding, and, in general, lower quality parts. Evidence of that is how easily a Japanese interior is scratched, or damaged in general. That even follows over to paint quality. In my entire life I've only ever sanded through the clear coat during a rock chip repair on two cars, both of my Subarus. On ANY of my other cars I never had an issue. I know it's because Japanese cars value weight savings for either performance reasons or for economy, but German cars still manage to do very well in both categories without making it feel like a tin can.
Don't take this to mean I'm unhappy with my Subarus. They're both immensely fun to drive. If I have to be honest, however, the only reason I'm in a BRZ now is because VW pooched the MkVII GTI rollout and I STILL wouldn't be able to buy a 2-door with the lighting and performance packages. It's just dumb. I will, however, very much enjoy my time with my Subarus and when it's time to move on, I will absolutely look at VW again.