Volkswagen Philippines = Overprice.

[amoyligo]

What were they thinking?

Do they want to close in 5years?

[wrcastro_ph]

yan din ang thinking ko... masyado silang mahal.

[bjreyesmd]

yan din ang thinking ko... masyado silang mahal.

I guess it's because of our taxes. If volkswagen is made in thailand, it would be cheaper.

[jut703]

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[CVT]

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Hahaha! May special offer pa sila sa mga ARC members,- wala rin!

Not worth a second pass/look..... Tiyani ito e...

Runs of the mill lang, na value for money, functional at reliable,- ayos na!


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[Egan101]

The Ayala automotive arm got away with the marketing with Honda as a premium brand but it ain't going to kickoff in marketing an "affordable German" brand. Everywhere in the world VW cars are meant to compete with the Japanese brands.

There are only a few Jettas, Polo, and Tiguan on the road. You might even see more Golf GTi (due to its cult following) and Touaregs (good value proposition over its more expensive brothers - Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne).

[1D4LV]

that is what I also think.... sobrang mahal. but then agree it should be the taxes. baka more than 50% ang tax nyan eh.

[CVT]

Ang alam ko, "Volkswagen" means "people's car"

Pero rito sa Pinas,- sa presyo lang niyan,- aba e "rich people's car" siya...

Onli In Da Pilipins!



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[Egan101]

I think the Polo HB 1.6L is manufactured in Malaysia. All the others are shipped from Europe or Mexico.

In the case of the Jetta 2.0TDI MT, it is priced at around 1.3M but when you look at it (inside and out), you will not see much value on it. It has fabric seats, dark-toned utilitarian interiors, manual reclining seats, and manual aircon controls. Compare that to the TOTL Mazda3 or Focus or Civic or Altis at 1.2M and you will wonder how much value these offer over the Jetta.

[1D4LV]

Ang alam ko, "Volkswagen" means "people's car"

Pero rito sa Pinas,- sa presyo lang niyan,- aba e "rich people's car" siya...

Onli In Da Pilipins!



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people's car dito is Suzuki Alto and Cherry QQ.

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people's car dito is a motorcycle or a suzuki alto or a cherry qq.

[crosswind]

The cheapest volkswagen is the polo at 950k price tag, is it competing against the likes of the altis?

[jcal68]

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Ang alam ko, "Volkswagen" means "people's car"

Pero rito sa Pinas,- sa presyo lang niyan,- aba e "rich people's car" siya...

"Reichenwagen"

[Egan101]

The cheapest volkswagen is the polo at 950k price tag, is it competing against the likes of the altis?

Nope, the Polo HB is meant to compete with the Jazz and Fiesta and Yaris. The Jetta and Golf are VW's compact cars.

[kevinworld]

I got a jetta. drives very well. very stable even driving in the rain along the highway. you will know the value of your car once you own one. avg 14km/l on the dash. one liter of diesel cost 30 vs 43 sa gasoline. honestly, I've never driven any other car that can go up to 10km/ liter.

[Walter]

A lot of cars these days can do more than 10 km/liter.

[cast_no_shadow]

A lot of cars these days can do more than 10 km/liter.

Baka supercars nakasanayan idrive ni kevin [emoji12]


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[vinj]

Baka supercars nakasanayan idrive ni kevin [emoji12]


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Or if you have a 90's car, 10km/L is hard to achieve too pag city driving

For me, if a car can do 10km/L in city driving without having to be mindful of driving style, that's good already.

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Or if you have a 90's car, 10km/L is hard to achieve too pag city driving

For me, if a car can do 10km/L in city driving without having to be mindful of driving style, that's good already.

[Newcomer123]

My Innova does 13 hway, 8 city, giving me more than 10 per liter. Our bantam '79 Corolla 4k engine back in the day sips also at 10kpl. And that's almost 40 years ago.

Technology nowadays should have brought us near to 20kpl. Alas, only the Prius can manage that or better.

[speed_kills]

VW pricing is actually better vs the other European CBU imports. However, consumers do not notice as there's something very wrong with VW Phils line up. VW should have been marketed as an alternative premium brand instead of a value brand.

I mean with a limited dealer network, the most logical first step would have been to gain a following and beat all the other European "premium" brands in terms of value. Like launching their best models with complete options even if they will be more expensive than a comparable Japanese car because their cost of business will be higher anyway (e.g. having to import CBU from Europe).

I cringe when I think of Touareg with air suspension yet with manual seat adjustments at 4+ million pesos. Or Polo (or Jetta?) with manual side mirror adjustment like a 90's car. The Golf GTI was the start of something a bit more exciting but it would have been better if the performance pack and DCC options were also included. Or even better, launc the top spec Golf R nalang. Anyway, I wish VW Phils fires their product planners immediately before it's too late as obviously they do not understand our market situation.

I heard the Passat will be offered soon but if VW Phils releases it with limited options again (e.g. manual seat adjustments, textile seats) just to sell a bit cheaper, I don't know what to think of VW brand anymore...

[StockEngine]

Not even competitive in both sales and after sales.