Hailstorm damages up to 30,000 Volkswagens awaiting delivery
Those currently waiting for a new Volkswagen, take note: up to 30,000 brand new VeeDubs awaiting customer delivery have been damaged by hail near the VW factory in Emden, Germany. Reports indicate that the hail was ping-pong ball sized, which is certainly large enough to leave a nasty mark. Unfortunately, the naked eye cannot be relied upon to spot each minute piece of damage, so special workers have been brought in from around Germany to help inspect the vehicles under special lighting. Volkswagen, of course, assures its customers that no car will leave the premises with any damage whatsoever. The expected cost for the large scale repair work has been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, so the German automaker is particularly thankful that it carries insurance for this particular act of God, and therefore shouldn't need to pay for any damage to the vehicles left outside. Thanks for the tip everyone!
[Source: theCarfanatic]
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geo.stewart 5:37PM (6/27/2008)
Unfortunately, the naked eye cannot be relied upon to spot each minute piece of damage, so special workers have been brought in "
so just what type of workers are being brought in?
"my robot, my ggiirrlll robot" -Visa commercial
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Franz 5:39PM (6/27/2008)
V Dubs on ice... or is it the other way around? ;)
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studemax 5:42PM (6/27/2008)
That's a lotta lumpy Vdubs.
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VeeDubYa 6:01PM (6/27/2008)
I would like to see the pictures of the damaged good.
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Max 6:15PM (6/27/2008)
Its a good day to be a PDR man.
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blake 6:19PM (6/27/2008)
that's over $3000 damage per car...
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innoc3nt 6:36PM (6/27/2008)
Sucks to be the insurer.
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Ken 6:49PM (6/27/2008)
State Farm: "Gee, if we could prove the hail was in a liquid state prior to hitting the VWs, maybe we could claim flood damage and weasel our way out of paying the claim, just like the Katrina "flooding."
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CORVETTE ZR1 7:05PM (6/27/2008)
VW's are Girl Cars who care's unless ur a girl...
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Randy 8:47PM (6/27/2008)
I just want to say it point blank! You're an expletive! :)
Randy 8:49PM (6/27/2008)
Oh and Ford ranks higher than GM in JD Power Initial Quality! :)
So NAH!
Blake Luttrell 2:27AM (6/28/2008)
Hey cool, a twelve year old.
Cornholio 11:32AM (6/28/2008)
Gee, school must be out.
WOB-379 6:45PM (7/07/2008)
At least VW interiors aren't made from plastic.
Purifoy 7:12PM (6/27/2008)
Hail damage to one vehicle is bad enough. Especially if it's yours. But 30,000 of them? Good grief!!!
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AntBee 7:24PM (6/27/2008)
Meh, most VWs that come to North America are made in Mexico anyway, so hardly any, or probably none at all, were headed this way.
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Now see here.. 4:12AM (6/29/2008)
No. Made in Germany. 2005.5 Jetta, Rabbit, etc..made in Germany. Old "New Golf" still made in Mexico. Mercedes is smarter than VW, they initial hailstorms and rain before it gets close to the storage lots.
Eleventeen 10:44AM (6/29/2008)
My GTI was built in Wolfsburg, thank you very much.
epilonious 9:46PM (6/27/2008)
Proof that God exists and wants humans to remain happy.
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steve-o 11:52AM (6/30/2008)
HAHAHAHAHA
zing!