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It may not be designed to fail, but it doesn't mean that it won't.
I suppose it depends on how much faith you have in Volkswagen's quality control process.
That's an odd thing to say.
For if true, everything else also has a likelihood of failing. I think the DSG has far more moving parts and is used far more regularly than folding mirrors
FWIW, all the cars I have bought since 2001 (save the Tiguan and the Golf) have had this electric folding mirror and I have never had any of them fail on me before. These were in Singapore and with the tiny parking spaces, I tended to use the remote fob to close up the side mirrors everytime I parked outside, which was pretty often considering they were daily drive.
For if true, everything else also has a likelihood of failing. I think the DSG has far more moving parts and is used far more regularly than folding mirrors
FWIW, all the cars I have bought since 2001 (save the Tiguan and the Golf) have had this electric folding mirror and I have never had any of them fail on me before. These were in Singapore and with the tiny parking spaces, I tended to use the remote fob to close up the side mirrors everytime I parked outside, which was pretty often considering they were daily drive.
Over the years, I've developed a healthy scepticism for anything to do with non-critical electronic components in European cars.
The engine* and chassis tend to be the most over-engineered and longest surviving components in any car, whilst everything else around it deteriorates as years go by.
*VW don't exactly have a great record in this respect, for certain models.
Over the years, I've developed a healthy scepticism for anything to do with non-critical electronic components in European cars.
The engine* and chassis tend to be the most over-engineered and longest surviving components in any car, whilst everything else around it deteriorates as years go by.
*VW don't exactly have a great record in this respect, for certain models.
And in another thread, we pooh poohed a Toyota for build quality
And in another thread, we pooh poohed a Toyota for build quality
Pffft, even Toyota don't build 'em like they used to.
The industry as a whole (including the Japanese) are focusing on how to decrease cost per unit whilst keeping quality levels static - rather than increasing quality and keeping cost per unit static.
It may sound like it amounts to the same thing at first glance, but they're fundamentally different concepts.
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