VW's marketing strategy has always puzzled me. When was the last time you saw an advertisement of any kind for a Golf? I realize that the U.S. market has always been fickle when it comes to hatchbacks of any manufacturer, but VW could do a better job of marketing, since the Golf is in my opinion, the overall best hatchback available in the U.S.. The Audi A3 hatch is a nice car, but it's no longer available here, and was at a higher price point than the Golf. Here in San Diego, I've been seeing a lot of commercials for Passat and Jetta. Their latest angle is promotion of the automatic safety features of their cars. Not gonna sell me a car using that angle. I see all the latest automatic safety devices and systems in new vehicles as a part of the dumbing down of America. I'm of the opinion that we should be going the direction that countries like Germany have employed for years, and require extensive driver training, and having to pass comprehensive testing in order to get a drivers license. The more autonomous that cars become, the less skill drivers will need to have. When one of the safety devices fails or malfunctions, the driver will have no basic car control skills to fall back on. Scary thought. At least I feel safe, since I'm currently relegated to public transportation. If some idiot loses control of his SUV, and clobbers the 10 ton bus I'm riding, I'm pretty sure I won't be the one riding in the ambulance. 😉
~Holland On Mar 15, 2016 08:41, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you are right that this might be isolated, but it might cause > them to pull out of the USA market – a market I think they have always > struggled with because of quality issues and the price premium of cars that > they could not overcome with the brand like BMW and Mercedes can. > > > > We’ll see how this pans out. > > > > Personally I think this is a perfect opportunity for VW to go all in on > electric and dominate that potential new marker overnight. > > > > The Mk7 R does look like a nice car. My wife’s Mk7 Autobahn grows on me > every time I drive it. > > > > -Larry > > 91 GTI 16V > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Holland Phillips > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:33 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mk2-16v] The future of VW > > > > It would seem that the problems VW is currently experiencing is U.S. > based. VWAG is a huge world wide conglomerate consisting of Audi, > Lamborghini, Bugatti, Siat, and a couple of more I can't think of right > now. VW sells a lot of cars under just the VW name in other countries. > While I was living in Mexico, it seemed like half the cars were VW's, > although most of them were models not sold in the U.S.. They may be > experiencing problems here in the U.S., but I'd be willing to bet that they > will blow over, and VW will still be around for the foreseeable future. If > I was able to purchase a new vehicle, I would be seriously considering a > Mk7 Golf R. > > ~Holland > > On Mar 15, 2016 07:23, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sadly we may be seeing the end of VW play out right now. They seem to be > continuing to hurt. > > > > > http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/03/u-s-volkswagen-dealers-are-poised-to-revolt/ > > > > This may have no impact on us Mk2 people since we were abandoned by VW > long ago, but where it might impact us is if VW Heritage/Classic Parts is > shut down in the aftermath of all this. > > > > Anyone out there not buying new VWs because of all this? > > > > Just curious, > > > > Larry > > 91 GTI 16V > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/05e0f3a385fd46239a44ec0c225bed58%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/05e0f3a385fd46239a44ec0c225bed58%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnfJpjpTNQMWRNOQmXLBw9eJndw%2BresYzQJRgF5au_TXQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnfJpjpTNQMWRNOQmXLBw9eJndw%2BresYzQJRgF5au_TXQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/136038b8fd5e45cc8ff4fa403f5ecc2e%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/136038b8fd5e45cc8ff4fa403f5ecc2e%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnXJqhf4VGMHUt_U1vxx6sJ3psSTnhqQa%3D-3cqBsGfuqg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
