OT : new GTI announced

[onesixv@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)]

Thank you!  I honestly hate to say this, but I hope VW doesn't decide to
soil the good Scirocco name with a "new and improved" (ie. rounded and
heavy as hell) version.

I truly believe that many car manufactures are missing out on an
important market.  There's a good number of people out there, and I'm
sure in here, that don't care about having a quiet, plastic clad, heavy
car.  The old GTI was wasn't a huge boom in the US market back in
'83-'84, but it did catch on and to this day is still hanging on.  I have
peole that have come up to me interested in the Scirocco (my old Mk2 16v)
who have the A-1 GTI.  My car has too much on it for them.  They want
less sound dampening, insulation, and plastic...thus, a lighter car.

Subaru released a "stripped down" version of the WRX, right? (STi?)  Why
can't more manufactures do that?  Just a limited # would drive up the
dealer price for less 'stuff'.  They'd make their money!

Eric
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On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 03:17:47 +0800 " Brad Sterling"
<bgsterling@earthlink.net> writes:
> ...snip Eric
> > Is it just me or is this SOOOOOOO far away from what a GTI is 
> supposed to
> > be?  Put that 1.8t in a light, well handling car, and that's what 
> would
> > make ME think "2002 GTI"!
> ...end snip
> 
> That's what I thought too.  They said it was a fitting tribute to 
> the A1 GTI. How?  The A1 GTI was light, responsive, and understated. 
>  This new GTI sounds heavy, numb (hey, it's an A4 isn't it), and a 
> little loud in the style department.  I'm not saying it sounds like 
> a bad car, just not what I think of when I think of a GTI.
> 
> -Brad
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> 
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