Re: Wrong attitude

["Michael & Carmen Keith" <mikeandcarmen@pdq.net>]

I drove a GLS VR6 that showed up at the dealership in my area.  I was not
overly impressed.  The engine seemed to have a bit more low-end punch, but
it seemed to start running out of breath by about 4000 rpm's.  Also, there
was a lag in the response of the electronic throttle.  This was very
apparent when I was cruising at about 35 in 3rd gear, & I floored it when I
got some clear road.  I would say that it took a full second to respond to
that input.  To be fair, it did seem that this car was used for extensive
testing & had probably been abused.  However, the other gripe I have is that
the seats are not as supportive as the ones in my car.  VW seats seem to
have become less supportive with time.  My favorite (and the most
supportive) VW seats of all time are the ones in my friend's A1 GTI.

Let's hope that things improve with time, and/or my experiences prove to be
the exception rather than the rule.

Michael Keith
Pasadena, TX
'98 Jetta GLX
'85 Golf SCCA ITB

-----Original Message-----
From: Franklin Mosley <fmosley@voyetra.com>
To: Jetta List <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 4:04 PM
Subject: Wrong attitude


>Hey all, I don't mean to be rude but two nights ago I had some kid roll up
>on me in the 99 Jetta GL and tried to burn me.  Unfortunately I had to put
>him in his place.  I really don't like having that kind of attitude to
other
>VW'ers.  But if some kid tries to show-off in his pretty new car while
>giving me dirty looks I'm going spank him.  It felt like I was racing a
>Hondud, that sucks! Anyway I had to get that off my chest.  I am starting
to
>see a lot of the new 99 Jetta's and they look great, but I haven't seen any
>VR6's.  Are they out yet?  So what did I learn from this experience?  Next
>time I see some kid looking me up and down, let him have fun.  And I will
>remember that I was the same way a year ago.  Later
>
>Franklin
>98 Black GLX (New attitude edition)
>G-Chip V.11
>K&N Drop-In
>
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