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In Reply to: RE: What !!?? No more Golf ?? posted by AbeCollins on May 03, 2021 at 11:19:30
GTi and R will be the last of them; when the next gen is introduced, the US won't get any of them.
I'm surprised VW is still selling the Jetta and Passat in the US.
Performance cars don't sell. GM dropped the 4- and 6-cylinder 1LE Camaros. Hyundai will likely can the Veloster soon.
The US market is trucks and SUVs. Only a few of use want something else and we don't matter.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Edits: 05/03/21Follow Ups:
...because you don't buy new cars. Manufacturers build what sells. If you bought a new vehicle every 2 (or even 4-5) years, your voice would be heard. Auto manufacturers are in the business of building and selling new vehicles. They don't give a rat's ass about the used car market or depreciation/re-sale value.
If 5-door hatchbacks with a stick were flying off the lots, there would be a whole row of them out-front and center. If you're only moving a couple thousand units a year, you're moving-on, to something that sells.
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
Not...a...single...one...
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
That's not true! A Golf GTI or GT-R, a Honda Civic Si or R would be right up your alley, but you don't/won't pay for one, so, they too, will go away. The Mazda 3 is also in your wheelhouse, but you won't buy one.
It's the opposite of the old "Field of Dreams" theory--"if you build it they will come"--in this case, "they will build it if you will buy it".
"So I talk to the night, I head for the light, try and hold it on the road. Thank God for the man who put
the white lines on the highway"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP
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I'm not sure where, because I don't see new Jettas around here much anymore. But nationally, they sell in quantities similar to the Tiguan and Atlas.
This generation of the standard Golf hatch isn't selling. The Golf SportWagen sold more than twice the standard Golf, but it was discontinued last year. The Golf R sold as much as the standard Golf, but it was discontinued last year as well. But the standard Golf is still in the lineup, the least popular model of the whole family. I don't understand the strategy. At least they kept the GTI, which also outsells the standard Golf 2:1.
All I see around here are Tiguans and Atlases as well.
I got all weak in the knees for a Jetta GLi. This was in 1984, and my ex-wife and I were in the market for a new car.
The Jetta GLi didn't sell either and the dealer was offering a substantial discount. But I loved the car too much. The ex-wife wasn't having any of it. Any car I liked that much was a non-starter with her.
We ended up with a Honda Civic. Better car than the Jetta but not nearly as much fun to drive.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
It was a really nice little car. When it ran. That was the problem.
It was the one and only time we bought an extended warranty, and we sure did get our money's worth on that decision. It had problems right from the start and they never stopped, but we put 225K miles on it anyway because it was so nice.
Not a GLi. The engine was durable but the wiring was awful. 50K miles, the fuse block fell apart. He had to build a new fuse block from whatever was handy. That kind of stuff never happened with Hondas.
IMO, for that GLi, would have been worth it. I owned an '84 Rabbit GTi for a few months about 20 years ago and the memories of that car are still fresh. Even though it had been thrashed to pieces, it was the most fun I've ever had behind the wheel of a car.
I've got a Cobalt Super Sport now, and it'll run rings around that GTi, but the GTi was more fun to drive, hands down. Better seats, better shifter, about 800 pounds lighter. No need for power steering. Lots of glass, great sight lines....
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Edits: 05/03/21
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