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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / February 2009(no subject)
I'm now looking closely at a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Loyal Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel > I'm now looking closely at a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta > TDI Loyal Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel Keep looking as you walk on by to the Subaru dealer. There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle included... >> I'm now looking closely at a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta >> TDI Loyal Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel > > Keep looking as you walk on by to the Subaru dealer. > > There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle included... pray tell - or should we ask VW ? --- a friendly growl from the bear on the Zephyr that roars __ __ __ _ __ /__/ / /__/ /_ /_\ /_ / /_ / _ / /__/ /__ / \ / \ ....Kawasaki Zephyr barry j taylor < taylorbj@aapt.net.au > ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) . . . bjbear on his treadly >> There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle included... > > pray tell - or should we ask VW ? So you could get to where you were going when the car was at the dealer's getting repaired...or on the side of the road with the hood up... >>> There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle included... >> >> pray tell - or should we ask VW ? > > So you could get to where you were going when the car was at the dealer's > getting repaired...or on the side of the road with the hood up... Volkswagen Throws in a Bike with the Rabbit in Chicago Many of you may remember the Jetta Trek or the Golf K2 from the 90's that came with a bike or a snowboard. Well VW is doing it again with the current Rabbit. Chicago (U.S.) Rabbit buyers are getting a bike and a roof rack in addition to their new Rabbits. The dealers in Chicago are trying to encourage drivers to use bikes for short/quick distances. LOL @ "There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle included... ' > LOL @ "There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle > included... ' Don't know about current models but I always understood that German and English cars were favored by guys that liked to spend their weekends repairing their car ;) >> LOL @ "There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle >> included... ' > > Don't know about current models but I always understood that German > and English cars were favored by guys that liked to spend their > weekends repairing their car ;) Not German cars; they're solid. English cars, on the other hand, do have this reputation. Me, I'm a fan of a specific kind of Japanese car, and readers of this newsgroup can probably guess which. ;)  SignatureCatherine Jefferson <ariel@devsite.org> Personal Home Page * <http://www.devsite.org/> The SpamBouncer * <http://www.spambouncer.org/> >>> LOL @ "There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle >>> included... ' [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Me, I'm a fan of a specific kind of Japanese car, and readers of this > newsgroup can probably guess which. ;) Me too. One of my sons had a German car, a Porsche Boxer. It cost $100 to change the oil and could only be done by a guy named Horst ;) > Me too. > > One of my sons had a German car, a Porsche Boxer. It cost $100 to > change the oil and could only be done by a guy named Horst ;) <chuckle> But that doesn't imply a car that's unreliable or requires a lot of maintenance, just one that is *expensive* to maintain, which is a different matter. My former stepmother had a Porsche Boxer in the 1970s. I wasn't particularly impressed, but then I prefer cars that show their mettle when driving conditions get bad, not cars that work best on a racetrack. :-) SignatureCatherine Jefferson <ariel@devsite.org> Personal Home Page * <http://www.devsite.org/> The SpamBouncer * <http://www.spambouncer.org/> On Feb 3, 1:29 pm, Catherine Jefferson <spamt...@spambouncer.org> wrote: > > Me too. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Personal Home Page * <http://www.devsite.org/> > The SpamBouncer * <http://www.spambouncer.org/> That son traded in his Boxer and BMW for an AWD Mercedes which also performs well in bad weather. Premium gas and lower mileage than Subaru is one of his regrets. For cost of Mercedes, wife and I each have Foresters. > That son traded in his Boxer and BMW for an AWD Mercedes which also > performs well in bad weather. > Premium gas and lower mileage than Subaru is one of his regrets. For > cost of Mercedes, wife and I each have Foresters. My husband and I drive a Forester as well. My vision has deteriorated over the last few years, and while I'm still licensed to drive, I rarely do any more. So we don't have two. In its first few years of existence, the Mercedes "M" class was on an exclusive Consumer Reports list of cars they recommended buyers not accept as gifts, let alone purchase, because of the large number of design and quality problems. <wry grin> For a few years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the premium Mercedes brand deteriorated significantly, as documented by many measures of car quality. They've since apparently recovered their previous quality, but I've never seen the point in paying extra for luxury cars anyway. You can get comparable quality in a low-end Toyota or Honda (or these days, Subaru) and the other luxury items never mattered to me. SignatureCatherine Jefferson <ariel@devsite.org> Personal Home Page * <http://www.devsite.org/> The SpamBouncer * <http://www.spambouncer.org/> I find that German cars, Audi, VW, Porsche, etc. have really well designed & well built interiors. However, they are all a major pain in the A$$ to work on, & quite expensive. >>> LOL @ "There's a reason VW offered a 'Trek' model with a bicycle >>> included... ' [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Not German cars; they're solid. English cars, on the other hand, do > have this reputation. My '73 Volvo 1800ES (3 years old) was a handful, but it looked so cool who cared?! My '85 Jetta (Brand new) was a NIGHTMARE! That's when I said No More European Cars!!!! Now, where did I put the number for the guy with the '79 Porsche 928... > Me, I'm a fan of a specific kind of Japanese car, and readers of this > newsgroup can probably guess which. ;) Scion? http://www.news-blogs.com/_images/auto/scion_tc_2006.jpg (My Summer car) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Subaru_GL_front_20080404.jpg (My Winter car) http://www.musclecarclub.com/other-cars/imports/toyota-supra/images/toyota-supra -1992a.jpg (My car for when the Sun is shining...removable roof) Note...these aren't actual pics of my cars, but real close! Mine are in similar condition to the pics posted |
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