Comments on: VW roadster delayed; Possibly more upscale than thought http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:31:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: VWgrouP http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417968 VWgrouP Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:10:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417968 OOPS! Sorry everyone, I was thinking about the Concept T. I obviously never read about this car. Forget what I said in my first paragraph. OOPS! Sorry everyone, I was thinking about the Concept T. I obviously never read about this car. Forget what I said in my first paragraph.

]]> By: VWgrouP http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417967 VWgrouP Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:07:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417967 WHAT? Production you say? I don't think this car deserves to even be thought about as a production car. Come on Volkswagen! You've had this car built and ready and in your hands for at least two years. Its been in your Concept car page on your .ca website for at least a year, and your only bringing it out now? ckron247: I agree with you, that people don't usually see Volkswagen as a luxury brand, and a head on Miata competitor would be great! zoom zoom: I agree with you as well. Volkswagen owns friggin Bugatti! They should keep Volkswagen an average day to day car, and let Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, SEAT and Bugatti do the luxury work...I guess Ford could help with that too. WHAT? Production you say? I don’t think this car deserves to even be thought about as a production car. Come on Volkswagen! You’ve had this car built and ready and in your hands for at least two years. Its been in your Concept car page on your .ca website for at least a year, and your only bringing it out now?

ckron247: I agree with you, that people don’t usually see Volkswagen as a luxury brand, and a head on Miata competitor would be great!

zoom zoom: I agree with you as well. Volkswagen owns friggin Bugatti! They should keep Volkswagen an average day to day car, and let Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Lamborghini, SEAT and Bugatti do the luxury work…I guess Ford could help with that too.

]]> By: olds307 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417934 olds307 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:28:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417934 Still a VW, still junk. Still a VW, still junk.

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417893 Get Real Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417893 One word for this nut idea of VW going upmarket: Phaeton One word for this nut idea of VW going upmarket: Phaeton

]]> By: Rafa LL http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417861 Rafa LL Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:10:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417861 -Picture a Valet taking your car keys with a moon smile in his face... -WTF "VW" !?!? -[No more smile...] -Picture a Valet taking your car keys with a moon smile in his face…
-WTF “VW” !?!?
-[No more smile...]

]]> By: Madcapp http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417827 Madcapp Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:27:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417827 Where's that Phaeton at yarddog? I'll give that dude $24K for it all day long. Where’s that Phaeton at yarddog? I’ll give that dude $24K for it all day long.

]]> By: yarddog82abn http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417787 yarddog82abn Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:25:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417787 I know of a man that has a VW Phaeton, he paid over $90,000.00 it had every option in the book! It is sherry, and now he can't get more then $23K for it... and Kelly Blue Book is $46K plus... "V to the W" .....man...... I know of a man that has a VW Phaeton, he paid over $90,000.00 it had every option in the book! It is sherry, and now he can’t get more then $23K for it… and Kelly Blue Book is $46K plus…
“V to the W” …..man……

]]> By: zoomzoomer http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417786 zoomzoomer Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:24:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417786 VW is in quite a conundrum in the US.. they keep planning upscale Scirocco and roadster models for a market that doesn't want them, then they destroy the potentially upscale image of the CC 4-door coupe model with a starting price LOWER than the Passat (which is now a fully-loaded one-price model starting nearly $10K over the Accord.. another mistake). Why can't they just offer good low-priced models for the "volks" and let Audi do the Mercedes and BMW baiting? VW is in quite a conundrum in the US.. they keep planning upscale Scirocco and roadster models for a market that doesn’t want them, then they destroy the potentially upscale image of the CC 4-door coupe model with a starting price LOWER than the Passat (which is now a fully-loaded one-price model starting nearly $10K over the Accord.. another mistake). Why can’t they just offer good low-priced models for the “volks” and let Audi do the Mercedes and BMW baiting?

]]> By: ckron247 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417774 ckron247 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:40:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417774 They need to keep it a cheaper roadster that should compete with the Miata, honda s2000, saturn skye etc... by going high end they are going to end up shooting themselves in the foot. Really look what happened last time VW went high end (phaeton). I love VW as a company, I like almost all of their cars in all of their lines. But, they need to understand that people don't look to VW for luxury. They need to keep it a cheaper roadster that should compete with the Miata, honda s2000, saturn skye etc… by going high end they are going to end up shooting themselves in the foot. Really look what happened last time VW went high end (phaeton). I love VW as a company, I like almost all of their cars in all of their lines. But, they need to understand that people don’t look to VW for luxury.

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417772 Borat Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:36:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417772 I reckon it is German thing: every corporal has to be uber general. Of course VW owns a bunch of premier brands, but what does it mean to a manager at VW unit? He has to clime the ladder, even so competition is within the same company. Look at Phaeton, you would think they learn something. I reckon if 2 WW did not teach them nothing, little thing like Phaeton will not do it. I reckon it is German thing: every corporal has to be uber general. Of course VW owns a bunch of premier brands, but what does it mean to a manager at VW unit? He has to clime the ladder, even so competition is within the same company. Look at Phaeton, you would think they learn something. I reckon if 2 WW did not teach them nothing, little thing like Phaeton will not do it.

]]> By: Fromes http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417762 Fromes Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:06:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417762 what does VW feel the need to go upscale? Doesnt VW own Bugatti, Bentley, Lambo and Audi? building something on an upgraded chassis that is already a downgraded version of the Gallardo doesnt make much since, how many six figure sports cars can own company produce? is there room for another mega priced super car but not a sub 30k midengine sports car? what does VW feel the need to go upscale? Doesnt VW own Bugatti, Bentley, Lambo and Audi? building something on an upgraded chassis that is already a downgraded version of the Gallardo doesnt make much since, how many six figure sports cars can own company produce? is there room for another mega priced super car but not a sub 30k midengine sports car?

]]> By: howsmydriving http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417752 howsmydriving Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:30:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417752 Going upscale? As always, VW is pushing the outer envelope of PT Barnum's famous nostrum. Going upscale? As always, VW is pushing the outer envelope of PT Barnum’s famous nostrum.

]]> By: golf4me http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417744 golf4me Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:53:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417744 I agree A4, but if they are indeed using the R8 chassis (and upgrading it) there is no way on earth that it'll be reasonably priced. I don't understand VW's obsession with going upscale, if anything their low-end products are the best that they do, in my opinion, especially when you consider their competitiveness within a segment. I agree A4, but if they are indeed using the R8 chassis (and upgrading it) there is no way on earth that it’ll be reasonably priced. I don’t understand VW’s obsession with going upscale, if anything their low-end products are the best that they do, in my opinion, especially when you consider their competitiveness within a segment.

]]> By: A4 http://www.leftlanenews.com/vws-roadster-get-delayed-but-moves-upscale.html/comment-page-1#comment-417738 A4 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:44:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=11299#comment-417738 please stay under $30k large... its pointless otherwise please stay under $30k large… its pointless otherwise

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