If not gone, then close to gone. Even the VW gassers are catching up. and when you factor in price premiums for diesels--assuming they ever sell them here again--then you may have no relative advantage anymore.
Given that the overwhelming majority of what has historically been posted and continues to be posted outside of this single narcissistic dumpster sized grease fire of a thread I think I'm in the right place
I know of at least one recent case here in AZ where calls and letters almost immediately reversed something. A state legislator recently introduced a bill that would have gutted the medical marijuana law. Within a week, after hundreds, if not thousands, of calls and letters he withdrew the bill. It also serves as notice to any other legislator that tries the same thing, that it will happen to them. Here, more than 60% of the people support it, while 75% of the legislators don't. It is a confusing disconnect...Mrk
Agreed!!...Mark
I've been on the end of a representative supposedly "helping" someone back in '79.
Not quite.
There are nations we would almost certainly call "democratic" in the sense we use it in the contemporary world who enjoy no specified rights whatsoever. Canada would be a good example; people have exactly the rights that Parliament lets them have on any given day, and those could be taken away tomorrow. The U.K. is exactly the same way, tyranny by elected majority. In Britain, the people enjoy whatever rights Parliament (or, to be more accurate, the House of Commons) says that they have.
Why dont you check the OP of this dumpster sized grease fire of a thread and tell us all how 99% of whats been posted in the last THOUSAND PAGES of posts is meaningful in any way let alone relevent....simply put its not......I suspect the thread exists as an attempt to contain the excessive nonsense from polluting the rest of the forum.....but its just a guess
It totally depends on the issue at hand. When I interned for two state senators while doing my undergrad, we would log all letters into a database, whether the senator agreed with an issue or not, and they would all be sent individual letters acknowledging the letter and the issue. Some letters/issues DID get personalized responses, but due to the overwhelming amount of correspondence (email and otherwise), most just got an acknowledgment letter. Of course, we interns were the ones who did all that work. Honestly, the best way to get a response if anyone here does go that route - either call up the office and speak to the district rep (there should be several per office) or schedule an in-person visit. You get far better results that way, and some issues, yes, you do get personalized help (since your tax dollars pay their salaries, so they're obligated to help you). I personally wouldn't waste my time with a letter or email to an elected official.
I test drove a GTI while I was getting warranty work done years ago. They only had the DSG, but it was a FUN car to drive. But for me, not practical because of less cargo space and fuel economy. If I did buy a gasser, the GTI would be the only one I would consider. But the 2.0 and 2.5 gassers? Crap. Only way I'd take one is if someone gave me a working one for free.
Sorry to break it to you jayp111, but I agree with CHenry - all of us have different needs/expectations out of our cars. I'm sure complaining on both sides of the fence won't stop, but still, we all need to agree to disagree.
This is a good reminder. I have used the ignore list five times more on this thread than all the rest of TDI Club put together (that's 5 to 0). And there are a couple in the bullpen warming up right now. Let's stop with the ad hominem attacks, in particular!
+1 At least one of those in my list has been banned permanently (I believe) so I can probably delete that person.
Let us not forget the more than 2.7 million individual views that threadzilla has attracted. I would think that that would make the vendors, sponsors (if any) and anyone else that likes publicity happy. As we all know, any publicity is good publicity...Mark
Ha, I've added 5 to my ignore list as well (one isn't needed any longer). Any wagers on them being the same?
Wonder if this will come to NA?
It doesn't give specs of the emissions on mine. That is what I am referring to. Clean diesel to me means no soot.
Even if they weasel out of "TDI clean diesel", which would be decided by a jury, they also accepted green car of the year awards and certified vehicles for the alternative motor vehicle tax credit. They then used those facts to market and sell TDIs. They don't have much of a case before a jury.
Yeah, it's not like anyone expects "clean" in the context of selling cars to mean "We washed it really good before delivering it to you". Expecting what comes out of the tailpipe to be lower than the minimum emissions standards is a pretty reasonable view of "clean".
It might be wider in the 2nd row and make it easier to fit another person/car seat in the middle at the cost of cargo space (space behind rear seats looks pretty small). The JSW has been fine on cargo space, but with 2 car seats in the back the middle seat is not usable. Passat would be a stopgap and probably allow an additional person to squeeze in the back. Minivan (seating for 6-7) starts to look good when you want to ferry around one or two more kids which we could do now with nieces/nephews that are close in age to our daughters.
You know I've seen one of those Bullis at a NY Auto Show in 2013 or 2012 even I think. It was an all electric concept with a range of around 300 miles supposedly. Looked pretty big and spacious and I remember thinking that it would actually a rather practical electric vehicle.
Looks like it would appeal to those who need a people mover. The large nose logo is a nice throwback to the original microbus. Make it a 21 window and I'll give it another look.
Well, according to the article, it's to be built in North America. For whatever that's worth.
Oops, should have specified US/Canada. There are a LOT of VWs built in Mexico that never make it across the border so I don't think of Mexico as part of the NA market.