Oh, make no mistake, most of these never see a dirt road and are just a toy for suburban dads who don’t want to mess with a Defender ($$$), which is a whole different upper-class subculture I won't even start on. And even though the club guys still tend to favor the 2-doors for the better size/breakover/clearance/etc,…

Terrible news. I do not and will never have children, nor am I a taxi driver. I have no need for additional doors…

Oh well. VWoA has made it very clear over the years they don’t give a shit about individual choices, as evidenced by the crappy configurations they’ve offered since the MKIV days and possibly earlier.…

And don’t forget the highlight, the perma-lit CEL providing endless entertainment and opportunity to socialize with the friendly folks at your local VW dealer...

Before or after Brexit?

To be fair, the manual in the XV is even worse. It’s like stirring a dildo in a bucket of mayonnaise while the clutch feels like stepping in dog poop.

Did they ever make a two-door GTI? I thought it had a minimum of 3 doors.

I work at a vw dealer and I don’t what part of the country the 4 door is selling in but at mine were stocked with 4 doors but people keeping ordering the 2 doors. We only order like 3 two doors at a time and they sell fast. Younger buyers get the 2 door gtis older buyers get the 4 golf r it seems. keep saying we…

And no CVT. CVT’s are like condoms, I do not use them.

They are also not even close to the efficiency of sedans, wagons, and hatchbacks that would serve most people just as well. They’re also cheaper to begin with, compounding the savings over the life of the vehicle.

20+ mpg? some of these CUVs/SUVs are pushing 30mpg on the highway. Everyone fails to mention this fact when talking about why SUV/CUV sales are up. The modern SUV isn’t the soccer mom’s Suburban/Escalade of yesteryear...

Gas is only temporarily cheap. The high gas prices of the mid to late 2000's changed people’s perception on fuel economy, culminating in the Cash-for-Clunkers program. Seeing their revenue stream begin to dip, the oil companies are saving themselves by dropping their margins temporarily. It’s working. Instead of…

Alas, most wives aren’t convinced unless the car is lifted an inch and a half.

As a guy who just brought his wife and first baby home from the hospital, I’ll say no. I have a Mazdaspeed 3 and putting a rear facing seat in the back means someone is not going to be comfortable up front. It's a great car and has served me quite well from a utilitarian and fun aspect. But it's no family auto. My…

Does it have a hatch like this?

Why don’t Americans buy Volkswagens? The Europeans buy metric crap tons of the things.

Simple solution, put a “stop sale” on all VAG products in Ireland until they answer the questions to satisfaction. The only way to get arrogant companies to listen is the bottom line.

As we’ve seen with VAGs behavior towards suppliers in the last few months, they could’ve threatened to buy a majority stake in Bosch to make it happen on company orders rather than client specifications.

Neutral: Remove noncompliant dealers from their online dealer search tools so buyers under 60 don’t find them.

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