And the rear window coming unglued in the Roadster seemed to be akin to the VW New Beetle Convertibles of the same vintage. As I stated in an earlier post in this thread, my 2006 VW New Beetle "ragtop" had the same thing happen to the rear window. And it is a known issue in the New Beetle Convertibles during the 1997 thru late 2000 models. Somewhere around 2008, maybe 2009, VW eliminated this issue (or reduced it's likelihood) by either re-designing the window attachment or switching glues. But with nearly a 12-year run of convertibles having this issue & owners constantly complaining about this poor quality, VW never issued a recall to have that window repaired. Again, as stated by others, the "ragtop" is a wearable item but typically outlasts the original factory warranty period. And getting past the factory warranty period was all VW was concerned about.

Later,