Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:05:29 -0500
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From: tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject: Re: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?
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I would love to see the VW Lupo here too. Great little commuter car.
What more does one need? You can't do 80 MPH in rush hour traffic in
most cities so who needs 100+ HP and seating for 5 when only one or
maybe two people ride together? Aything to get OPEC off my back!
TEMiller
David Marshall wrote:
>Interesting article. I think they need to fire the decision makers in North
>America and do some of things the way they do in Europe. They need three
>NEW cars in North America. With these three cars they would become mega
>rich and I personally would buy a new Volkswagen as opposed to being stuck
>in the 80s with my Vanagons and Golf IIs. It would require no new retooling
>as they are being built elsewhere. Cost would be in training the dealers
>and giving a few demo models to the press.
>
>Polo: VW needs a small car. The Golf V is huge, so really is the Golf IV.
>There are lots of small and cheap cars in North America that are selling
>extremely well in the 15.000 range - VW isn't one of these companies
>anymore. The Golf I [Rabbit] sold extremely well as it was simple, small
>and cheap - something that today's VWs are not. Wouldn't you rather have a
>VW Polo instead of a Chevy Cavalier?
>
>Touran: This is VWs "mini-van" that is built on the A5 platform [Golf V].
>This would sell at a 1:1 ratio with the Dodge Caravan as soccer moms who
>drive Rabbits in their youth would get one of these.
>
>LT: Volkswagen needs a commercial vehicle. Mercedes Benz / Dodge Sprinter
>is popping up everywhere! The Sprinter is a fine vehicle, but the LT is
>cheaper and almost as good.
>
>David Marshall
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of pete or nancy owsianowski
>Sent: February 12, 2005 7:01 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?
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>
>Great article on the direction of VW. Mentions the New Bus.
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>http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_05/b3918132.htm
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>Pete and Nancy
>'87 Westy
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