§How much longer can we hand you this line?
Forever,wehope.
Becausewedon‘teverinstendtochangetheVolkswagen’sshape.
Weplaybyourownsetofrules.
TheonlyreasonwechangetheVWistomakeitworkevenbetter.
Themoneywedontspendonoutsidechangeswedospendinsidethecar.
Thissystemgivesusanimmenseadvantage:Time.
Wehavetimetoimprovepartsandstillkeepmostoftheminterchangeable.
(Whichiswhyit‘ssoeasytogetVWparts,andwhyVWmechanicsdon’twakeupscreaming.)
WehavetimetoputanimmenseamountofhandworkintoeachVW,andtofinisheachonelikea$6,000machine.
Andthissystemhasalsokeptthepricealmostthesameovertheyears.
Somecarskeepchangingandstaythesame.
Volkswagensstaythesameandkeepchanging.