RE: Volkswagen Beetle R Mooted

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Fuelbrother DC said:

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I kinda like that they made it more modern "Porsche'esque," however I was kinda hoping they were going to keep that model dead. I guess if it sells, it sells. I definitely won't be recommending them.

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va1o said:

And have you seen the price of a well specced Golf GTD diesel?

Thats not the most expensive either, there was a thread on here a couple of months ago with a link to someone selling a fully loaded GTD for £35k http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

"affordable" Was the salesman on crack when he put that in the window?

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Neomagic said:

va1o said:

And have you seen the price of a well specced Golf GTD diesel?

Thats not the most expensive either, there was a thread on here a couple of months ago with a link to someone selling a fully loaded GTD for £35k http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

"affordable" Was the salesman on crack when he put that in the window?

Was laughing at that myself. For 31k pounds you could have a decent 996 911 in the US!

Do agree that the price of MINIs is ridiculous, though. Around here a new Cooper S can run close to $40k. I'd imagine it's much worse in the UK.

This "new" New Beetle could be an interesting left-field alternative to the traditional hot hatch. I think without the laughable GT3-esque graphics, it would be a sleeper. Nobody expects a Beetle to go fast!