Also there customer service is soo bad
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Dave C. Bolen <[email protected]>wrote: > Bert, > > Thanks for keeping us up on the latest. I am so sick and tired of > that...part of why I haven't bought anything new from vw in years. > > thanks, dave > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2013, Bert Knupp wrote: > > >> Volks, >> >> An article in this week’s Spiegel Online(http://www.spiegel.de/ >> auto/aktuell/vw-mahnt-ersatzteilhaendler-ab-im- >> streit-um-oldtimer-a-925529.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=https >> ://m.facebook.com) tells how the VW Group, after having backed off of >> pursuing their claimed “trademark infringements” for a while, is now >> again ramping up their war on independent producers of accessories, >> parts, and especially replacement parts for VW – regardless whether they >> carry VW trademarks. They have secured court decisions that even the >> approximate shape of the VW beetle, the Bulli, or anything else is a >> “three-dimensional trademark” and they can prohibit its use. Even if you >> photograph your own car and put it on a T-shirt, you might receive >> a letter, they say. >> >> Here we go again. The non-customer-friendly actions of a bunch of >> corporate suits puts them into an adversarial stance against the very >> people they want to retain as customers. Contrast that with, say Ford or >> Chevrolet, who have always gone over backward to support >> collectors and their fan base. Ah, well … . >> >> Bert Knupp in Music City USA >> >> __n|_ >> >> °(_____)º >> >> (ô\_|_/ô) >> >> U° °U >> >> Polizeikäfer 70 >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/ >> [email protected] >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/ > [email protected] > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
