Hey guys don't jump on me!  I didn't decide to move VW anywhere.  But that's
what was reported in the car mags.

Mike

> From: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
> Reply-To: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:23:19 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New T5 thread changing to a rant.
>
> At 08:12 AM 3/14/02 -0800, Mike wrote:
>> Precisely what the head of VW has defined as the company's goal: to move up
>> market.
>
> Well look at the VW Phaeton, it's predicted to be competing in the upper
> end of the Jaguar market...  Could they not have just marketed it as the
> Audi Phaeton, and kept the VW line VWish? And market their sports cars
> under Porsche? The lineages used to be understandable, but in the name of
> progress it looks good to move upscale...  Marketting the Concept 1 under
> the name New Beetle is depressing to those who know what a beetle is, but
> look at the bastard sell. They're certainly not going to go out of business
> just because they've forsaken the roots they grew from.  (Rant mode off)
>