hm. how is it i have a 1/2 dozen friends with new vw's and not 1 problem among them common denominator might not be the car... ;-) my bro in law was just tboned in his '13 gti with wife and baby in the car [airbags all went off] which had about 15k miles. all walked away with nary a scratch and are now in a 14 gti.…