Re: Beetle Info

[deecee@exit109.com]

At 09:55 AM 1/6/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I see this car appealing to young female professionals.  Much like the
Cabrio.
>My Ex once made the observation that women mostly drive the Cabrio, and
when I
>started paying attention I found she was right.  I see a great deal of young
>female graduates starting new careers and buying this car as a cute symbol of
>there success.  Besides you don't see to many women ( yes I know there are
some
>of you out there and I think it's great) going for the proverbial "balls" of
>the GLX.
>
>Oh Arthur, MSRP for the 1998 Toyota Camry CE (5-speed) is $16,938 plus a
Dest.
>Charge of $420. This puts the base Camry well "over" $17,000, and the Beetle.
>http://www.edmunds.com/
>
>What concerns me more is the quality of the VW product coming from the
Mexican
>production facilities.
>
>Joe
>
>
>Silent Operator wrote:
>
>> hhhmmmm..... yes I agree with you Arthur it is going to be hard for them to
>> market this car successfully that is a good question who are they really
>> looking to sell this car to ( other than the hard core VW fans )? none the
>> less it is one cool car... however I don't really see how the sales of the
>> other cars on the VW line would be hurt unless there are lots of people who
>> would rather buy a 15K Beetle than a GLX so i guess it may hurt the bucks
>> they get annually but it's not going to hurt the company in the long run.
>>
>> Just my $0.02 :)
>>
>> >Mazda lists the Miata at $19,125.  The Z3 1.8L is $25K+.  Even
>> >the freakin' Cabrio is $18K stripped, and $22K+ in GLS trim.
>> >How does VW plan on selling this car for $15K?  Do they think
>> >that it can compete with the Neon at $11K?  You can get a loaded
>> >Corolla or an entry-level Camry for less.  I just don't see
>> >younger buyers getting one on Burger King salary, and I don't
>> >see the boomers spending $15K for a retro flashback.  What I do
>> >see happening is this car bringing back the image of the Beetle,
>> >hurting the Golf/Jetta sales, and crippling the Passat and any
>> >hopes that VW has of marketing an upscale line here in the states.
>> >
>> >Just my $0.02.....
>> >
>> >-Arthur
>> >
>> >
>>
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> If the NewBeetle is like the 97 production we are in for a treat. The 97
production cars have been the best yet. Aside from the usual minor problems
the cars have been great. All of the major problems  have been as a result
of the "Nut behind the wheel"  

Don