tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054375595913283226.post2343359003543844895..comments2024-03-29T23:35:24.330+10:00Comments on drivingandlife: SKODA AUSTRALIA'S PAINFUL LACK OF ACCELERATIONUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054375595913283226.post-55456939505928530522018-07-03T11:22:22.970+10:002018-07-03T11:22:22.970+10:00As a mere pup compared to John C, with only 15 yea...As a mere pup compared to John C, with only 15 years involvement in the Euro motor game, I now only own Japanese cars and hire same or Korean makes. Besides their diesel mess, how did a company like VAG release the DSG gearboxes , especially the dry clutch models, with their dreadful reliability and continuing hesitancy issues?Certainly says something about their so called premium image. pastmyusebydatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805678082165325535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054375595913283226.post-87784001250399591902018-07-02T17:16:45.755+10:002018-07-02T17:16:45.755+10:00Another informative article John. You are spot on...Another informative article John. You are spot on that the initial purchase price of Skoda vehicles needs to be far more competitive, also to take into account the (perhaps, perceived) poor resale value of these cars as well.<br /><br />I say "perceived" because I haven't done the research myself but I know that I would prefer an equally priced Mazda, Subaru or Toyota over the equivalent Skoda because those three Japanese brands have the best resale values.<br /><br />But this aligns with your experience that the Euro based decision makers would be so removed from this chain of thought that they will not fix the pricing soon, thus leaving Skoda to remain a fringe dweller at best, purchased only by the uninformed, accidental or VAG die hard.MattPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673600769699382867noreply@blogger.com