The New Polo GTI

[gatesj at mailblocks.com (John Gates)]

And I would love to buy a new Polo to go back and forth to work in.  
The market is ripe with the fuel prices for VW to send them to the 
states.

But we all know about VW's marketing decisions...

John Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX
'85 Scirocco

-----Original Message-----
From: John Gates <gatesj@mailblocks.com>
To: scirocco_gti@juno.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:57:26 -0700
Subject: Re: The New Polo GTI

Have you worked on an American light truck type of vehicle lately? Just 
because they still use a rear diff, solid rear axle and longitudinally 
mounted engine, doesn't mean they're primitive otherwise. There is a 
serious amount of electronic control on these, independent suspensions, 
etc... They do not get great mileage compared to a little car but the 
mileage they do get considering their size and weight is astounding 
compared to what we had a couple of decades ago..

With that said, I have to stress that I do NOT drive my big pickup 
unless I am towing or hauling something that will not fit in my VW. 
That is what a truck is intended for.

John Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX
'85 Scirocco

-----Original Message-----
From: Peel <scirocco_gti@juno.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:07:22 GMT
Subject: Re: The New Polo GTI

LOL! The original accord was slightly larger than a Scirocco. The 
Fiesta was
slightly smaller than the Rabbit.

SUVs are an example of incredibly successful marketing - convincing a
significant portion of our population that they "need" an SUV, which in 
reality
most people don't need. ;-)

It is probably not a cooincidence that U.S. automaker's largest profit 
margins
(by far)come from the low-tech trucks and SUVs.

===========================================
Mark
1987 Scirocco 16V (Flash!), 1982 Scirocco (FOR SALE), 1981 Scirocco S 
(Project
X), 1987 Golf GT, 2003 Beetle (Heavy)
www.scirocco2.de/mark.htm (about 8 years out of date)
Contact me directly at Scirocco_GTX@yahoo.com

and they would be correct, trucks and SUVs outsell
everything else here in the US. that is why small
cars like the polo were never sold here. ford tried
with the polo-sized fiesta in the late 70s, but
americans prefer accord/passat sized sedans, not
polo-sized hatchbacks.

--- Peel <scirocco_gti@juno.com> wrote:

> VWOA thinks we only want to drive tanks and SUVs.
>
> ===========================================
> Mark
> 1987 Scirocco 16V (Flash!), 1982 Scirocco (FOR
> SALE), 1981 Scirocco S (Project X), 1987 Golf GT,
> 2003 Beetle (Heavy)
> www.scirocco2.de/mark.htm (about 8 years out of
> date)
> Contact me directly at Scirocco_GTX@yahoo.com
>
> Damn VW for not importing these here.
>
> If gas price keeps on increasing, maybee we'll see
> theem in North America...
>
>
<<http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_1562.shtml>
> >
>
> Cheers.
>
> Marc
> '83 Scirocco
> '97 A4 Q
>
>
>
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