VW GTi

[KRZTACO]

Originally Posted by limoncello

Question 1: BruceLee: Do dealers understand car enthusiasts? Do they hate us for taking test drives?

Question 2: Anybody: After owning a Porsche, do you ever go back to normal cars?

1) Since everyone is a "Ricer" at heart (Bruce may tend to disagree to this) dealers understand car enthusiasts for the most part.

I actually test drog a Gti with the DSG tranny to see. Well it just wasn't hard core enough for me. The biggest down fall is that even in "Sport" mode, when you floored the gas pedal it would kick down a gear to bump the RPM's up......I hate that! The BMW SMG doesn't do that, so why should this one.

I love the BMW SMG....so sick.

Jim made an excellent point earlier that at the end of the day what is sitting in your garage, a Porsche or a VW?


KRZ

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by KRZTACO

1) Jim made an excellent point earlier that at the end of the day what is sitting in your garage, a Porsche or a VW?

For me it is both! Despite what alot of people think,Jettas can be fun cars for everyday use.

[TriGem2k]

Hahaha....but Hey Blink, Its Sitting Outside And Look Whats In The Garage In Your Picture....

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

I'm glad to see that VW brought back the GTi, and in a little better form than the last incarnation. They're very competent little Econo-Boxes.

For the Young Guy, earning a Median Income, the GTi is the perfect blend of Economy, Reliability, and Performance. The Weekend Auto-Xer/Grocery Getter/Datemobile. It allows it's Target Customer to grow in both ability and pedigree.

The thing that cracks me up about these, and virtually all Hot Hatches, is the way they become Tricycles at an Auto-X. Invariably, the Outbound Rear Wheel is always an inch or two off the Tarmac. A testament to their structural rigidity I guess...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[Brucelee]

" BruceLee: Do dealers understand car enthusiasts? Do they hate us for taking test drives?"

Some do, some don't. Understand, most car salesman do not make a lot of money and are not "enthusiasts" in the sense you mean.

You ARE more likely to be understood at a Porsche dealership than say, a VW.

Frankly, I still don't understand the "ricer at heart" argument. But then again, I am over 50 so the whole 4 banger from hell movement leaves me cold.

[cplus]

We've had three VWs in my family in recent years (the Mrs. owned a GTI when we met, I owned a '93 Corrado SLC and my folks owned a mid-90s Passat). All of them started to break down after 4-5 years; some of the problems were small annoyances, others were quite serious. Look at Consumer Reports (yeah, I know, but they do have good reliability information) and VW is consistently among the very worst for problems as the car ages. Moreover, my experience with VW dealer maintenace was paying -- gasp -- near-Porsche rates for sub-Yugo-quality service. It would take an awful lot to get me to buy another VW any time soon.

[mach schnell]

I also own a VW - 2003 Beetle with about $4k in modifications to int/ext, suspesion,engine and sound system - has been an awesome car (although not terrible fast), incredibly reliable and definitely an eye-catcher.

I'll be putting it up for sale soon, though, now that I have my 987. Unfortunately, can't justify three cars in our family right now - as much as I'd love to keep the Beetle. Anyone who might be interested in a beautiful used car, let me know and I give all the details on the car.

[delastrodmen]

Originally Posted by TriGem2k

Hahaha....but Hey Blink, Its Sitting Outside And Look Whats In The Garage In Your Picture....

That's hilarious!