Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:36:32 -0800
Reply-To: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: New Microbus Website
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Keith and all,
This is one thing I have to agree with Keith on. VW
has all but left behind their original "Peoples Car"
affiliation and moved on to the glitz of status
symbol.
They no longer sell affordability and practicality.
They've pretty much succumbed to the market share
mentality that so many other companies have sold
out to. I think it's to bad that the old practical
ideas have gone by the wayside for cheap meaningless
gratification gimmicks e.g. built in T.V.'s, excess
moldings for beautification etc. which bloat the
price of vehicles beyond any reasonable means. The
utilitarian side of me protests that there should be
another option for those of us with lesser incomes.
But, I guess that's too much to ask for....
Off of the soapbox for now...
Steven
--- Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM> wrote:
> I told them that I wasn't interested in a van for
> the price of an Audi
> S4. Told them to leave building gadgety minivans to
> Chrysler. I said
> I was more interested in the T5, and I wanted a full
> time AWD V6 TDI w/
> 6 speed Westfalia. But the concept sure looks cool.
>
> I agree with you Gary - make it more simple. But
> that's why they build
> concepts, right? To gauge opinion. However, my
> fear is that with most
> VW models of late, it will be too upmarket, and
> getting away from the
> simplicity for which VW has been known. Just look
> at the A4 GTI. What
> a bloated pig it has become. So I hate to be a
> doomsday prophet, but
> I think that VW will be going after the Chrysler
> Grand Caravan people
> with whatever they produce. Expensive and gimmicky.
> Status symbol.
> Usefulness long forgotten. No replacement for
> displacement. Forget
> building something with good gas mileage - just put
> a big gas sucking
> V6 in there.
>
> Terry, you can call me Dr. Doom now...
> Keith
>
> > Gary Stearns wrote:
> >
> > VW's website for the new Microbus asks for
> feedback. Here's what I
> > told them. Give them your opinion.
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