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From: mab@hou4a.UUCP (Michael Brochstein)
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Subject: Re: Re: New car shopping--my criteria an
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 08:52:09 EST
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>And don't fall for the trap of thinking of the Golf as a new model of car.  
>When I lived in W. Germany (1975-6) they were making Golfs, it is just the name
>they use for the Rabbit in Germany (they have a smaller version called the 
>'Polo').  The change from Rabbit to Golf is no more significant than the change
>from Datsun to Nissan (except Nissan thought they had more of a quality image
>to lose from Datsun than VW had to lose from the Rabbit).

	Sorry to burst your bubble but you are wrong.  Yes the Rabbit was
called the Golf in Europe (Rabbit in US) ever since it was introduced. When 
VW re-designed the Golf/Rabbit VW decided (for marketing reasons) that it 
would be better if the Golf name was used world-wide and the Rabbit name 
retired.  The Golf we have now in the US *IS* a redesigned car and not just
a nameplate switch.  The visual similarity between the Rabbit and the new Golf
is large but they are indeed quite different.  For reference check out the
car magazines.

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Michael Brochstein     AT&T Information Systems, Holmdel, NJ
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