Honestly - I believe you bought a lemon, and the story about the dealership driving your Passat 1200 + miles is ridiculous! If the car is as bad as you report, how would that even be physically possible?\r
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I have been a Metro VW customer for many happy years now. In 2003, I selected Metro over all other local dealerships because (a) they gave me the best price on a new GTI, and (b) they did this up front and honestly when asked. I could not get a firm price from other dealers (Rusty Wallis and Hiley), only the usual "Well let's sit down and make a deal" BS.\r
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After I purchased the car, about a month later I noticed an engine rattle at idle that did not sound good. I took the car back to Metro, and they ended up shipping the rattling engine back to Germany for an engineering study but more importantly they installed a brand new engine in my car, all within 1 week! This was the expensive VR6 engine too. I was told that the engine alone costs 12K!\r
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The happy ending? I still have the c
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