So many Jettas - so few Golfs

I'm in the market for a pre-owned VW and I'm really interested in a Golf. I
currently have two Cabriolets (an '89 and a '90) that I love but I drive
over 100 miles every day and I'd like something a little newer! Definitely
plan to keep one of the Cabriolets, though - for summer weekends!

Anyway... every day driving to work I see at least a dozen Jettas, maybe
more. Over the same road I see maybe one Golf and a wagon if I'm lucky.
Why? Jettas are ok but I'd really prefer a hatchback. Heck I'd buy a
Rabbit is they still made them.

Is there something that makes the Jetta much better than a Golf? Or is it a
regional thing? (I'm in the Northeast). Any ideas would be greatly
appreciated.

Allynn

Hatchbacks are out of style in the US and Canada now, in the 1980's and
early 90's they were more popular.

In Europe hatchbacks are the most common type of car today and its just the
opposite. Golfs outsell Jetta's (or Bora's or Vento's as they are called
there) by about 10 to 1.

Tom L.




"Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
...
> I'm in the market for a pre-owned VW and I'm really interested in a Golf.
> I
> currently have two Cabriolets (an '89 and a '90) that I love but I drive
> over 100 miles every day and I'd like something a little newer!
> Definitely
> plan to keep one of the Cabriolets, though - for summer weekends!
>
> Anyway... every day driving to work I see at least a dozen Jettas, maybe
> more. Over the same road I see maybe one Golf and a wagon if I'm lucky.
> Why? Jettas are ok but I'd really prefer a hatchback. Heck I'd buy a
> Rabbit is they still made them.
>
> Is there something that makes the Jetta much better than a Golf? Or is it
> a
> regional thing? (I'm in the Northeast). Any ideas would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Allynn
>
>

Well Golf's are even less popular in the USA then they are here in Canada.
In fact we have a low end Golf CL (stripped model, only A/C and an AM/FM
radio (with cassette... but who really uses these)... At least it has every
safety feature a normal Golf has). You still see more Jetta's, but Golfs
aren't really rare... You can get more money for them used though, so there
is enough of a difference. Smaller cheaper cars are still popular here due
to the fact we have less disposable income, and 5 doors (hatches and small
wagons) are making a comeback. Also you take note of the amount of TDI
diesels VW is selling here... I'd say 2/3 of Golf's and 1/2 of Jetta's are
TDI models!

Most people seem to like Golfs, but they just find that the Jetta looks
better... and it's not that much more money.

VWoA is launching the Jetta first, and they are showing it in Los Angeles,
what does that tell you about the popularity?

"Tom Levigne" > wrote in message
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> Hatchbacks are out of style in the US and Canada now, in the 1980's and
> early 90's they were more popular.
>
> In Europe hatchbacks are the most common type of car today and its just
> the opposite. Golfs outsell Jetta's (or Bora's or Vento's as they are
> called there) by about 10 to 1.
>
> Tom L.
>
>
>
>
> "Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm in the market for a pre-owned VW and I'm really interested in a Golf.
>> I
>> currently have two Cabriolets (an '89 and a '90) that I love but I drive
>> over 100 miles every day and I'd like something a little newer!
>> Definitely
>> plan to keep one of the Cabriolets, though - for summer weekends!
>>
>> Anyway... every day driving to work I see at least a dozen Jettas, maybe
>> more. Over the same road I see maybe one Golf and a wagon if I'm lucky.
>> Why? Jettas are ok but I'd really prefer a hatchback. Heck I'd buy a
>> Rabbit is they still made them.
>>
>> Is there something that makes the Jetta much better than a Golf? Or is
>> it a
>> regional thing? (I'm in the Northeast). Any ideas would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Allynn
>>
>>
>
>

"Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
...
>Heck I'd buy a Rabbit is they still made them.

The Rabbit was the first-generation Golf y'know.

And they do still make them under the name CitiGolf:
http://www.vw.co.za/models/citigolf/

But good luck ever getting one in the US...it'd be nearly impossible, or
financially silly at the very least.

Glad to see they still make them SOMEWHERE! Love the design. Karmann -
Isn't it? My burgundy '83 was an all time favorite. I paid $500 for it and
I sold it for $500 5 years later (having put about $500 into it!).

Ah well.. definitely gonna get me Golf... somehow

AW


"Matt B." > wrote in message
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> "Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
> ...
> >Heck I'd buy a Rabbit is they still made them.
>
> The Rabbit was the first-generation Golf y'know.
>
> And they do still make them under the name CitiGolf:
> http://www.vw.co.za/models/citigolf/
>
> But good luck ever getting one in the US...it'd be nearly impossible, or
> financially silly at the very least.
>
>

The A1 Golf was styled by Giorgetto Guigiaro in Italy, the convertible was
built by Karmann, perhaps this is where you drew the name from.

Try Autotrader, are you looking for an A4 Golf or something older?

"Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
...
> Glad to see they still make them SOMEWHERE! Love the design. Karmann -
> Isn't it? My burgundy '83 was an all time favorite. I paid $500 for it
> and
> I sold it for $500 5 years later (having put about $500 into it!).
>
> Ah well.. definitely gonna get me Golf... somehow
>
> AW
>
>
> "Matt B." > wrote in message
> news:E2zGd.3059$hu.1747@fed1read01...
>> "Allynn Wilkinson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >Heck I'd buy a Rabbit is they still made them.
>>
>> The Rabbit was the first-generation Golf y'know.
>>
>> And they do still make them under the name CitiGolf:
>> http://www.vw.co.za/models/citigolf/
>>
>> But good luck ever getting one in the US...it'd be nearly impossible, or
>> financially silly at the very least.
>>
>>
>
>

> And they do still make them under the name CitiGolf:
> http://www.vw.co.za/models/citigolf/

That's interesting -- a blend of the 1st and 2nd generation cars. It's got
the '75-'84 back end, and the '85 front end, slightly modified.

"Brian Running" > wrote in message
om...
>> And they do still make them under the name CitiGolf:
>> http://www.vw.co.za/models/citigolf/
>
> That's interesting -- a blend of the 1st and 2nd generation cars. It's
> got
> the '75-'84 back end, and the '85 front end, slightly modified.

Yes the original CitiGolf (1984 when the Mk2 Golf came around) retained the
Golf Mk1 looks exactly but eventually got the updated front end that looks a
little Mk2-ish. They also resurrected the Jetta Mk1 tooling and started
producing it again under the Fox nameplate (no relation to our VW Fox that
came out of Brazil) for a while. They eventually killed that for good but
the CitiGolf still trudges onwards. The instrument panel even stayed the
same until the past year or two where now it looks like it was lifted out of
a Euro Polo or something.

Tom Levigne sloeg het volgende aan.
> Hatchbacks are out of style in the US and Canada now, in the 1980's
> and early 90's they were more popular.
>
> In Europe hatchbacks are the most common type of car today and its
> just the opposite. Golfs outsell Jetta's (or Bora's or Vento's as
> they are called there) by about 10 to 1.
>
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Indeed hatchbacks are more popular in the EU and more handy to move stuff
,sofa washingmachine folt the rear seat and toss it in. thats why i bought a
Mk 4 golf variant, not a Bora. the amount golf /bora is actualy 7 to 3.



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Arjan van Raaij NL