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Re: [Non-Roc]Passat #1 Midsize



Maybe not a 16V G60, VW has dropped the G-Charger in favor of more efficient
and reliable technology (the G-charger is a miserable auto-rotator and is
prone to grenade after about 75K miles), but possibly a 24V VR6 4-Motion
Golf GTI, or a production Beetle RSI.

Sorry, no Scirocco content.......sold mine to Daun Yeagley.  But I'll
continue to hang out anyway, since the list amuses me greatly.  :-)>

Aaron
'79 Scirocco S-gone......:-(>
'93 Corrado SLC




> Saw this in the paper today.  Consumer Reports has listed the Passat as
> the #1 Midsize vehicle in the US over the Camry.  Apparently it just
> "nosed it out", but the Camry had been in the #1 spot for 16 yrs.  Not
> that performance drivers like ourselves would care about what Consumer
> Reoprts has to say (I mean is gas mileage really one of your top five
> reasons for buying a car?).  But if the unwashed masses of the world,
> who use this magazine as a cornerstone for choosing a car, start pumping
> their money into Volkswagen, could another unique, driving experience be
> far behind.  Perhaps a MkIII with that 16V g60 Patrick was talking
> about.
>
> -Brad
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