My husband has also banned me from further VWs.  The repair bills,
especially for the new ones I have, drive him nuts.

Donna, 87 Syncro, 98 & 99 TDIs

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:24 AM, azsun99 <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Nice to see that information, but if you are watching the euro/dollar
> exchange rate go
> ever higher, when and if they sell them over here, you will need a Vanagon
> filled with
> greenbacks to buy one.
> Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Shawley" <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 5:19 AM
> Subject: Golf diesel hybrid 69 mpg coming soon.....
>
>
> This might be old news to some, it is the first I've heard of it.  Gives
> me some
> incentive to save my dough and hold on to the Jetta IV until we see this
> baby.
>
> link http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/vw-unveiling-an.html
>
> Article text:
> It's official - Volkswagen is unveiling a hybrid to challenge the mighty
> Toyota Prius.
> And not just any hybrid, but a diesel-electric hybrid it says will deliver
> 69.9 mpg.
> VW's been experimenting with hybrids of the gasoline-electric variety
> since the early
> 1990s, but the Golf hybrid it will unveil next month at the Geneva Motor
> Show is the
> first production model the German company's rolled out. Volkswagen isn't
> offering much
> in the way of details, but the car is expected to have a  parallel hybrid
> drivetrain
> with a 2.0 liter engine. Look for it to have an all-electric mode at low
> speed,
> start-stop capability, regenerative braking and a 7-speed DSG
> double-clutch
> transmission, according to Auto Express and AutoBlog Green.
> What's all the techno-jargon mean? The Golf Hybrid will get almost 70 mph
> while
> meeting Europe's stringent Euro V and America's Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions
> standards,
> making it green enough even for California. The car is said to emit just
> 89 g/km of
> CO2. (For comparison, the Prius emits 104 g/km and Honda Civic Hybrid
> emits 116.)
> The hybrid Golf may be just the start.
>
> According to Britain's Channel 4, VW is considering the hybrid drivetrain
> in a Jetta
> and Audi A3. DailyTech says it also could appear in the VW Tiguan and Audi
> Q5
> crossover utility  vehicles.
> Auto Express says the Golf hybrid will be offered for sale in Europe by
> the end of
> next year. No word yet on when we might see it on this side of the pond.
> VW hasn't
> released a picture of the hybrid, so we're offering a shot of its diesel
> Golf
> Bluemotion.
>