Bye Bye St. Charles VW

Well, perhaps the “Butler curse” extends to more than just stocks. Today, Volkswagen of America wrote to say that the dealership I bought my Beetle from has lost its certification to sell VW's. They pointed out the four remaining St. Louis VW dealers and mentioned vaguely trying to bring another one to St. Charles.

Unofficially, I'm told that it has something to do with the fact that St. Charles VW failed to follow through on its agreement with VoA to build a new $5 million dollar showroom. That might sound petty if it wasn't for the fact that the VW dealership shares a somewhat poorly maintained building with Hyundai, Isuzu and Suzuki, whereas their Nissan dealership sits next door now in a building that surely cost at least $5 million, but I bet more.

Oh well.