Re: '98 Passat makes an appearance

[Josh Pinkert <flush@radix.net>]

At 07:46 AM 10/1/97 -0400, Sean Ford wrote:
> It went right by me in the other direction. I was in Medfield, MA, the
plates
>did not have a dealer sticker on them. So that's it, they're on the road and
>they're in private hands. Real life impression? Plain-Jane front fascia, nice
>proportions (though a touch tall), and black is just not it's color.
Overall, I
>just don't think the Passat has the same tension, or hunkered-down sporty
look,
>as the A4, it really came across (in those few seconds) as the
>"hot-chick's-plain-cousin"  <-- how's that for pc?
>

I saw one last week with 30 day tags.  I only got a look at the back end,
considering that it was parked.  But I thought the added length doesn't
suit the look of the car.  It doesn't have the tidy look of the A4.  I'km
sure, though, that the back seat really benefits from the stretch job.  I
really didn't like the shape of the rear end/tail lights.  Good car, I'm
sure, but just not as good looking at the A4.


- Josh Pinkert
- flush@radix.net