What could smell so aweful?

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2009 EOS Manual 2.0 Turbo . . .very bad Burning smell . . . Eww Was Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic … smelled foul (plastic-?-(worse, tho) burning) Due to location, many other vehicles and that i had recently bought this car---I didn't realize was (probably) my car TIL next morning wen driving, car, shifting gear, but it would not accelerate… had to have tow! *what* smelled so bad? HAD vehicle less than 60 days wen happened. Still in shop, gonna fight VW over this–is more to story, but lengthy– —Consumer Protection Act— any comments?