Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Re: New car shopping--my criteria an Message-ID: <949@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 18:09:56 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.949 Posted: Tue Feb 12 18:09:56 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 02:00:14 EST References: <315@terak.UUCP> <25300007@siemens.UUCP> <438@hou2e.UUCP> <233@gcc-bill.ARPA> Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 42 In article <233@gcc-bill.ARPA> alien@gcc-bill.UUCP (Alien Wells) writes: >> By the way: if more people could suppress their bias towards japanese cars, >> they would venture up to their local Volkswagen dealers and check out the new >> Golfs and Jettas.... >And don't fall for the trap of thinking of the Golf as a new model of car. Bullsh*t. See below. >When I lived in W. Germany (1975-6) they were making Golfs, it is just the name >they use for the Rabbit in Germany (they have a smaller version called the >'Polo'). The change from Rabbit to Golf is no more significant than the change >from Datsun to Nissan (except Nissan thought they had more of a quality image >to lose from Datsun than VW had to lose from the Rabbit). In Europe, there indeed has been a Golf since 1975. The Golf was the European version of the Rabbit. However, I have to break to you the fact that the new Golf is not the same car as the one sold in Europe from 1975 to 1983. In fact, the German automobile press has been referring to the new Golf as 'Golf II'. The only reason the name changed here was to give VWoA a change of image, from a silly name to a more European name. The Golf has (as compared to the Rabbit or the old European Golf) a brand new chassis, totally new sheetmetal, new interior, a better engine, different wheels and tires --- it just sort of looks the same. They changed everything that should have been changed, not the other things --- basic styling, door handles, fuel injection system... >If you insist on thinking of the Golf as a totally redesigned, new model of >car, then you should overcome your bias toward german cars and venture up to >your local Honda dealers and check out the new Civics, Accords, and Preludes. >Thier redesign was much more major, and they don't feel they have to change >the name because the last version was so bad. Oh. What's more major than redesigning a car from ground up? Hmmm... Please read at least one article on the new Golf before you condemn it as last year's model with a new name. \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen