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Originally Posted by pylon
However on the flip side, we actually have an entry level car everyone can afford, and we are seeing a buyer we never had before. With all the rebates and incentives right now, you can drive ou of here with a 5spd Jetta with AC and all the power goodies for +/- $16000 + tax. That same car with crank windows, manual mirrors, no bum warmers and the same power train sold for 24900 + tax in 2001. So it's not all bad.
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I bet you that 2001 base Jetta still drove like a proper German car though.
I understand why VW made it, and why people buy it, but a little part of is still sad to see VW going down that route. While you're getting access to a whole new market, I think by dumbing things down, you're going to lose some of the brand equity that made VW a little different. But with world domination on the brain, It's not a huge surprise they are going this way. I just wish they would bring us cars like the Scirocco or Transporter at the same time!
Btw, what exactly is euro stitching, and what makes it euro?