New Beetle Pricing

[Greg_Coombs@esd.tracor.com]

     Well, the price gouging on New Beetles has started.  Sunday's 
     Washington Post had 2 classified ads for Beetles.  One advertised a 
     red one w/ sport package for $19500 and had a private phone #.  The 
     other was a dealer advertising them for $750 over MSRP.  The sticker 
     price on the three I have seen with the sport package all stickered 
     around $17500.  I bet there is lot of suckers out there that are 
     willing to pay $20000 and up for one.  You probably won't be able to 
     touch one for less than that once warm weather starts.
       
     Greg Coombs