Volkswagen- Then and Now......

[SacredCow]

I like the new CC, but for $35K.... I'll keep putting around in the VW I already have!

[flvegan]

1. The new Scirocco is a beautiful car.

Too bad we won't likely get it in America.

[SacredCow]

3. I know- That's a pisser.....

yet we get saddled with that EOS thing... :eyes:

I'm considering a GTI for my next daily driver.

[flvegan]

6. The GTi is a good car. I considered one

and test drove two.

[SacredCow]

8. If I can find a (gently) used R32, I'll snatch it up....

but I'm not going to hold my breath on that.

[flvegan]

11. Might not be that tough to find.

The R32 numbers 5,000 for the year. Same as my Mazdaspeed3. I picked mine up with under 7k miles, for $6k off the original sticker. It's all right-place right-time.

[SacredCow]

10. The Scirocco reminds me of the Volvo C30 to some extent...

[AlCzervik]

2. And that cc for all of it's size is only a 4 seater.

i test drove the sport with the manual transmission, it needs more horsepower.

[SacredCow]

4. The one in the pic is a VR6 Sport, with the 280 hp.....

I'm sure the 200 hp on that car (I'm guessing it's kind of heavy) would be a bit sluggish for what it's trying to compete with.

[AlCzervik]

5. the only one that comes with a manual is the 4 cyl sport.

no stick, no buy.

[SacredCow]

7. That sucks....

VW used to offer EVERYTHING with a stick...

I had a '99 Passat GLX with the auto (at the insistence of my then wife). I have to admit that it was the best-shifting automatic tranny I'd driven (at the time), and the tiptronic function was a passable compromise.

[AlCzervik]

9. it does and it limits your choices.

it limits mine, when i hand my beetle over to my kid in 3 years i'll probably buy another one.

[SacredCow]

13. If I had the money, I'd search out a Beetle RSi and have it shipped here...

I would have bought one of those puppies in a heartbeat!

[snooper2]

12. Get a 2008 R32 while they last

:)

[AlCzervik]

14. that's also an automatic, yes?

[SacredCow]

15. The 2008's are all automatic, sadly enough....

You'd have to go back to the 2004 R32 to get a 6-speed manual...

[flvegan]

16. Are you serious?

280 horsepower and all wheel drive and they make it auto only? That's a let down.

[AlCzervik]

17. yup, only automatics.

boring and a total waste.

[SacredCow]

18. Yeah... It's a bummer.

As I said upthread, money being no object- I'd find me a Beetle RSi and have it shipped here. The professional racers who drove them in the Beetle Cup series were raving about them.