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November 25, 2009 at 1:17 PM #487617November 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM #486757
creechrr
Participant[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
November 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM #486925creechrr
Participant[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
November 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM #487305creechrr
Participant[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
November 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM #487392creechrr
Participant[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
November 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM #487621creechrr
Participant[quote=patb]
I used to be a big VW fan, Stainless steel Exhaust system, coated and glavanized body, unibody construction, lots of power in that diesel.But Bosch parts are expensive, the quality control
went downhill in the late 80’s, and, design didn’t
improve. Far too much effort went into the Phaeton
and Touareg and far too little went into updating the Golf/Rabbit, or their sedans.There is a reason Honda and Toyota got so much market share.[/quote]
Uh, you know we are in a different century now. I kid…
The Honda and Toyota cars are so bleh now. No soul at all. The driving experience is important to me. A car that corners on it’s door handles or can’t get out of its own way just won’t work.
I wish Honda would revive the SI in hatchback trim. That might be fun and practical.
For the money it’s pretty hard to beat VW for the interior quality, decent suspension, guts power plants and gadgets.
My wife MK V is starting to suffer from failed headliner adhesive. Mechanically rock solid though.
November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM #486937cabal
ParticipantAnyone own or have driven the new Camaro with a V8 (2ss)? Any feedback would be appreciated as I’m considering buying one in the near future.
November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM #487105cabal
ParticipantAnyone own or have driven the new Camaro with a V8 (2ss)? Any feedback would be appreciated as I’m considering buying one in the near future.
November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM #487484cabal
ParticipantAnyone own or have driven the new Camaro with a V8 (2ss)? Any feedback would be appreciated as I’m considering buying one in the near future.
November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM #487572cabal
ParticipantAnyone own or have driven the new Camaro with a V8 (2ss)? Any feedback would be appreciated as I’m considering buying one in the near future.
November 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM #487802cabal
ParticipantAnyone own or have driven the new Camaro with a V8 (2ss)? Any feedback would be appreciated as I’m considering buying one in the near future.
November 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM #486972Eugene
ParticipantYou may or may not have heard this bit of information, but here it is anyway … as recently as 10 years ago, the one car most likely to be the primary car of a U.S. millionaire (a person with a seven digit net worth excluding primary residence), was … Ford F-150.
The market has shifted towards imports a lot since then, and gasoline is about 3 times more expensive today than it was 10 years ago, so F-150 may have lost some of its appeal. I don’t have any recent figures, but I believe that Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are very popular. If Civic is too small, take a look at Lexus ES300.
November 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM #487140Eugene
ParticipantYou may or may not have heard this bit of information, but here it is anyway … as recently as 10 years ago, the one car most likely to be the primary car of a U.S. millionaire (a person with a seven digit net worth excluding primary residence), was … Ford F-150.
The market has shifted towards imports a lot since then, and gasoline is about 3 times more expensive today than it was 10 years ago, so F-150 may have lost some of its appeal. I don’t have any recent figures, but I believe that Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are very popular. If Civic is too small, take a look at Lexus ES300.
November 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM #487519Eugene
ParticipantYou may or may not have heard this bit of information, but here it is anyway … as recently as 10 years ago, the one car most likely to be the primary car of a U.S. millionaire (a person with a seven digit net worth excluding primary residence), was … Ford F-150.
The market has shifted towards imports a lot since then, and gasoline is about 3 times more expensive today than it was 10 years ago, so F-150 may have lost some of its appeal. I don’t have any recent figures, but I believe that Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are very popular. If Civic is too small, take a look at Lexus ES300.
November 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM #487607Eugene
ParticipantYou may or may not have heard this bit of information, but here it is anyway … as recently as 10 years ago, the one car most likely to be the primary car of a U.S. millionaire (a person with a seven digit net worth excluding primary residence), was … Ford F-150.
The market has shifted towards imports a lot since then, and gasoline is about 3 times more expensive today than it was 10 years ago, so F-150 may have lost some of its appeal. I don’t have any recent figures, but I believe that Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are very popular. If Civic is too small, take a look at Lexus ES300.
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