Date:         Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:52:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Karl Hartmut Filc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Karl Hartmut Filc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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The magic letters are TDI and yes with this engine they will do it. The Euro
Van with the 5 cylinder diesel TDI is doing 850 km on a full tank. Too bad
this car is hard to find here in Canada.
I had a Polo as a company car back in the mid 70tees in Germany and couldn't
complain at all. For sure we beat this thing a bit differnt than it would be
ours. So my answer is yes for Polo!!

Hartmut


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 :23:23 PM
Subject: Re: Can VW find it's Beetle Juice?


> >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?
>
> The Polo is a dud. Junk engine (that 1.6 is gutless); understeer &
> more understeer. Unless VW has done something about this with the new
> generation (not sure last year's  Polo has been replaced with a new
> car).
>
>>if VW offered the Toureg with a 2.5TDI--either a
>>hopped up five or a V6--people would have lined up
> around the block for a nearly 30mpg SUV for $35k.
>
> 30mpg in a 2.5-tonne tank?? C'mon!
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>
> HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE