[Vwdiesel] FYI on new VW Golf

Matt_Lisa matt_lisa at sprynet.com
Fri Aug 15 08:49:12 PDT 2008 

What are you guys doing drinking while driving!!?? :-)

My mk4 Golf has a decent cupholder in the dash, though now they're usually located next to the emergency brake.  I'd prefer the one by the brake, since when you get a little leak, it tends to gum everything up on the dash.  EEW!  Any mk4 Jetta/Golf from 2001-up has a decent cupholder.  The '99 and '00 models have the dash cupholder, but it wasn't a very good one.  The redesign is much better.

-Matt
http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Aug 15, 2008 7:59 AM
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] FYI on new VW Golf
>
>In my 92 A2 Jetta, I have 0, nadda, nothing what so ever.
>
>I have one that I have been meaning to screw in the center console but just have not gotten there yet.  I have to wedge my coffee between the seat and by work back pack but that is getting old.
>
>the A4 Jetta has a great cup holder setup?
>
>Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
>04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
>82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
>92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
>70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running :(
>
>
>--- On Fri, 8/15/08, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net> wrote:
>
>> From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] FYI on new VW Golf
>> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 9:24 AM
>> 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
>> > you can subscribe to on a free or very costly basis.
>> Thought some of you
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> > => TOP NEWS AND COMMENT
>> ======================================
>> >
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>> [O]
>> >
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>> [R]
>> >
>> > THE WEEK THAT WAS: More sales and profit gloom
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95652&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > UK: Car sales in Western Europe down 6.7% in July
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>> [O]
>> >
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>> [M]
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>> [R]
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>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95653&lk=dm
>> [R]
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>> [R]
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>> > forecasts stand
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95635&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > CANADA: Magna Q2 profit skids 13%
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95634&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
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>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95636&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> > RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Run-flat market is running flat-out
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95631&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > JAPAN: Nissan shows off new EV and hybrid technology
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95622&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > GERMANY: Volkswagen 'officially' unveils sixth
>> generation
>> > Golf
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95620&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > UK: Falling consumer confidence hits new car sales
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95628&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > UK: Lotus develops system to give hybrids
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>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95625&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > GERMANY: Conti wants alternative investors
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95623&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> > EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Zilinia - Kia's model
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>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95613&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> > GERMANY/UK: New Golf photos 'leaked' onto
>> internet
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95612&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > JAPAN: Toyota taking full control of South Africa unit
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95611&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > INDIA: Second GM plant opens soon
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95617&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > US: GM and Ford engine collaboration?
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95610&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> > US: Chrysler made first-half operating profit - CFO
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95603&lk=dm
>> [R]
>> >
>> > US: July sales down a fifth
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95597&lk=dm
>> [O]
>> >
>> > UK: Hyundai eyes volume boost
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95600&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> > JAPAN: Nissan develops 'eco pedal'
>> > http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=95598&lk=dm
>> [M]
>> >
>> >
>> > (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
>> > "significant charges and special items",
>> compared with net
>> > income of $784m ($1.37 per share) a year ago.
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95589&lk=dm [O]
>> >
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>> >
>> http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95606&lk=dm [R]
>> >
>> > US: Chrysler made first-half operating profit - CFO
>> >
>> http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95603&lk=dm [R]
>> >
>> > Read more:
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>> >
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