>  I also don't claim to be that knowledgbile about every name and nuance.

>Most people in the US have no idea what a VW Polo is. It was a Rabbit. I
>would know.

>I don't think I fuss over car model names too much. >I'm sorry, I was being
>US-centric.

  I beg to differ, a Polo was NOT a Rabbit, never was.
  How is it that you would say, on one hand that 'you would know', but on
the other hand, that you don't know about names and nuances?
 The Polo is a VERY different car from any older US Rabbit in every way.

 Not sure about nowadays, though.

Mike B.