Can America Fall In Love With VW Again?

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Sep 28, 2005 | 12:25 AM

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BlkGS3

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Chicks are very much inlove with VW. I mean offering a flower holder is a sure way to get that female market on your side. The only non chick VW is the R32 and that includes the A8 Wanna be or that fugly looking SUV they got. Im not even going to comment on the Jetta...

Sep 28, 2005 | 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Onelove

This is just my opinion. VW build a Mediocre car. The cars they consider " performance cars" have great features and good performance, but nothing that sets it appart from other cars or moves it to top tier. They're not the quickest in a straight line, not the fastest around corners, build quality is good, styling is good. There is nothing about a VW that slaps me in the face and says "wow I've got to go out and buy one". They've always been a good choice for first cars to most, but with so much increase in competition from other companies such as Honda and Scion thier main market has been slimming.

ITs so obvious. VWvortex is a WONDERFUl forum, and those guys are so pissed its ridiculous. From shoddy quality, to shoddy service to lackluster new cars, they just have left the company in droves. And they don't go to Audi.

Very sad what is happeneing with that brand.

Sep 28, 2005 | 04:17 PM

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mmarshall

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Originally Posted by BlkGS3

Chicks are very much inlove with VW. I mean offering a flower holder is a sure way to get that female market on your side. The only non chick VW is the R32 and that includes the A8

That is a common but inaccurate stereotype...VW's being so-called " chick " cars. I have posted a number of times on this subject. Yes, a lot of women DO drive Beetles and Cabrios, but so do men....more than you might think. Just because the Beetle has a plastic flower-rod on the steering column doesn't mean it has to be USED. The Turbo Beetle, especially, appeals to males.
To be honest, I do know one male who does use the flower holder in his VW. And as far as the only " non-chick " VW being the R32, I'd say that the $80,000-$100,000 Phaeton would appeal to anyone with money.....male or female. Unfortunately, the public in general (male and female) just has not caught on to what a bargain the Phaeton V12 is, compared to the BMW amd Mercedes V12's....both of which cost well over $100,000.

Last edited by mmarshall; Sep 28, 2005 at 05:48 PM.