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Post by bren on Jan 9, 2009 22:10:37 GMT -5
Found this posted on the mvvc site by Lynn Anderson: The new Jetta Clean Diesel TDI is in the running for Automotive News' North American Car of the Year, but in their online poll, it's in third place right now behind Hyundai Genesis and Ford Flex. Winners will be announced next week at NAIAS, so please vote TODAY at: www.autonews.com (right column)! Only one vote per computer allowed. Thanks! Lynn |
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jbrandt01
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Post by jbrandt01 on Jan 10, 2009 2:19:03 GMT -5
Word must have gotten out because it was pulling a huge lead over the other two when I voted.
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Ruffuss
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Post by Ruffuss on Jan 10, 2009 4:58:54 GMT -5
I voted, also for truck. Kenn
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Post by dunedudex4 on Jan 10, 2009 8:09:13 GMT -5
30% and 11,484 votes as of 8:10 am Thanks Dave T
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TaylorMutts
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Post by TaylorMutts on Jan 10, 2009 14:31:21 GMT -5
In case you did not know, the voting panel for North American Car/Truck of the Year is made up of 49 automotive journalists. That poll on Automotive News is more for fun than anything else.
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Post by jmallen05 on Jan 11, 2009 20:13:35 GMT -5
The hyundai genesis won, lame.
jerry
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Post by bren on Jan 12, 2009 22:34:58 GMT -5
I agree. The thing I don't understand is these are American journalists. The American car companies are in trouble. They vote for a Korean car. I would have loved to see the Jetta win but come on. Give Ford an edge here.
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Post by Dustin on Jan 13, 2009 22:25:03 GMT -5
I found that Automotive Journalists have always been biased towards Asian cars. I could care less what they think anyway. But Bren is right given the situation of the American Car Companies they should have voted up the Ford.
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Post by bigjoe on Jan 15, 2009 19:39:31 GMT -5
I have one of the '09 Jetta Sportwagen deisels. I wouldn't trade it for anything else. We get 39 MPG in town and 41 MPG on the highway, but we were doing 80 mph the whole time. The DSG trans shifts without hesitation and for a deisel it burns rubber from a stand still!  |
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Post by Dustin on Jan 16, 2009 19:55:38 GMT -5
I love those sportwagens! I would like a red one like yours but with some 19" Audi A8 wheels and a nice set of coils.
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bigjoe
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Post by bigjoe on Jan 16, 2009 20:34:27 GMT -5
So far the only thing we did to it is dark tint the rear windows an light tint the 2 front doors.
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Post by Dustin on Jan 17, 2009 11:59:40 GMT -5
Do you have plans for other things?
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Post by bigjoe on Jan 17, 2009 15:03:58 GMT -5
Do you have plans for other things? Since it's the wifes car, probably not much. She does want some 18's though. One of the guys at the CVO group reprogrammed some of the things in the computer. Like being able to roll up and down all windows and sunroof with the ingnition remote, and some other stuff. |
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Post by Dustin on Jan 18, 2009 18:00:29 GMT -5
Ah yes, I like that you can do the windows while walking up to the car. Gotta love convenience modules.
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Post by bigjoe on Jan 18, 2009 18:22:09 GMT -5
Ah yes, I like that you can do the windows while walking up to the car. Gotta love convenience modules. Actually most late models have that feature. It's just not programed that way because there's a small problem with windows that roll up remotely and childrens fingers/body parts! But in Germany they program it that way. They can be programed if you know someone with the equipment. |
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