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Originally Posted by Uzzy
You gotta drive one! But I can't argue on the rather sad engine choice, or lack of choice here. The was adequate, I guess is the best way to put it. I drove a 5-door XR demo car and I was very impressed by the handing. "Riding on rails" is the term that comes to mind. I can only imgine how a 3-door XR with the sport handling package would do. Thow in a more fercious engine and VW would not stand a chance.
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I agree. I would've loved to see the 1.6L ECOTEC Turbo with 180 HP out here. It would at least complement the terrific handling. Oh well, the new Astra is coming out soon in Europe so maybe we'll get it out here soon too.
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Originally Posted by JerryL
Wow, your cost on that group of cars is very different than in SoFla. I would never have paid $30,000 for my Jetta, but at $23,000 with the great financing it was a deal. For $26,000 you could easily get a loaded 2.0T Passat. VW dealer service here is not as good as the Infiniti or Mazda.
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Yes, that's why, especially with the higher Canadian dollar, people are bringing up cars from the US because they can save a lot of money. If I could get the Jetta 2.0T fully loaded for $23, heck even $26 grand I would get it. But when a Jetta 2.5 5-spd fully loaded is pushing the low 30s it's hard to want to spend that much. Especially when there are lots of other compacts that offer as much or more and are finished nicely as well and cost thousands less. That's also the reason why the City Jetta and City Golf sell so well. In fact, last year they accounted for about half of VW's Canadian sales.