Comments by "rondhole" (@rondhole) on "WELT Documentary"
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@FjordTrotter They made real durable cars in the 80s and 90s, especially Benz and BMW. Up to 2008, many TDI VW are also great before emission law cocked Diesel to death. BMW inline 6 is still really good but not their V6, V8, and anything put in Mini. One common problem in many German cars are plastic parts like timing chain guide, sensors, water pump house, etc. VW should change water pump house with aluminun and fix it permanently but VW revised it 4 times and still leaks. Toyota also had worse problems like oil burst from rubber hose on oil cooler and fixed it as free campaign with full aluminum in its V6 3.5L. It reflected German people's way of thinking, very stiff, and complicated, but very good in detail. However, electronics and mechanics need simpler designs these days to be durable
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