Car radios have better low signal performance than the average
domestic
radio--so use a car radio in your house and get a good external
aerial.
Not in my wife's VW. AM is useless on that car.
Factory defect?, dealer wouldn't fix it.
This is not an uncommon problem with VWs. The difficulty sometimes lies in
the antenna (the roof-top mounted kind). More (much more) information can
be obtained at:
http://forums.tdiclub.com
Laurie Forbes