[Vwdiesel] FYI on new VW Golf

Fri Aug 15 06:24:53 PDT 2008

Wife was complaining about the '98 jetta not having a decent cup holder
(32oz)
and after looking at the interior pics of the console looks like they
removed the
insufficient cup holder and now have none.  LOL  (there's probably one there
somewhere)

On 8/13/08, William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
> I received this from "Just Auto", an on line auto newsletter out of the UK
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> might be interested in the new Golf info.
> William J Toensing, Nevada City, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <editor at just-auto.com>
> To: <toensing at wildblue.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:05 AM
> Subject: just-auto Editor's Weekly Highlights
>
>
> <------     just-auto Editor's Weekly Highlights   -------->
>                       Issue No 432
>                      * Aug 11, 2008 *
>              Dave Leggett, Managing Editor
> <-----------   http://www.just-auto.com  ------------->
>
>   (O=Open Access, R=Registration needed, M=Member Only)
>
>
> => EDITORIAL =============================================
>
> We caught a glimpse of the new - generation six - Volkswagen
> Golf last week and it clearly follows the well-trodden VW
> Golf 'evolutionary' path in terms of its external design.
> Much about what's interesting with this car is under the
> skin. It sounds like it will be packed with innovation and,
> presumably, a lower cost/price than the outgoing model.
>
> It will be interesting to see how the model performs in a
> segment in which the bar has most certainly been raised over
> the last five years.
>
> I wonder if the next Golf has grown bigger though? That's
> one of the things that continually amazes me in this
> industry - that cars keep on getting bigger and heavier. It
> seems that with each generational change, the designers
> cannot resist a few dimensional 'improvements' to underline
> the new car's superiority over what it replaces. A Golf Mk 1
> is a very, very different car in terms of size to the
> current one. So's the Mk 3 come to think of it.
>
> And then there's the added weight associated with all the
> regulatory and market pressures to pack even more in to the
> new car.
>
> I am sure the new Golf will be impressive on many levels.
> But how much bigger and heavier will it be than the one it
> replaces?
>
> Does it matter if it's heavier and bigger than its
> predecessor? In a sense, perhaps it doesn't. Anyone who
> feels it's become too big can downsize to the Polo and maybe
> the bigger size plays well into the mid-sized family car
> area in which many owners of larger cars will be looking to
> downsize over the next couple of years - the larger
> C-segment cars perhaps hitting a new sweet spot where
> D-segment once ruled.
>
> But isn't it a little odd that cars are apparently putting
> on weight in these energy cost and CO2 conscious times?
>
> GERMANY: Volkswagen 'officially' unveils sixth generation
> Golf: http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95620
>
>
> Don't forget to check the blog
>
> http://www.just-auto.com/blogs.aspx
>
>
> Until next time...
>
> Dave Leggett, Managing Editor
>
> Web: http://www.just-auto.com
> Email: mailto:editor at just-auto.com
>
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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> http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95597&lk=dm [O]
>
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>
>
> (News Homepage : http://www.just-auto.com/news/)
>
>
> => HOT TOPIC =============================================
>
> <<US: GM posts $15.5bn second quarter loss>>
> General Motors has reported a net loss of US$15.5bn or
> $27.33 per share for the second quarter, including
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>
> http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95589&lk=dm [O]
>
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>
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>
> => LATEST DISCUSSIONS ====================================
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>
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