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    My next ski car, (when it comes to the US)


    New Golf R is being shown at the Montreal Auto show to gauge interest for the Canada market, inferring that it is coming to the US already. It seems like they are just deciding between which configurations to offer, MT vs. sissymatic, 3 door vs. 5 door, etc. I only want the MT, or I'd just buy the A3.

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    That's an amazing little car. I have an MKV gti- great all around car, awesome handling and torque. Don't write off the DSG- I have it and love it.

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    Plugboots, your proclivity for German wagons is well-known. That is a sweet car. Diesel?

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    DSG TDI a3 or golf = sick
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    Quote Originally Posted by plugboots View Post

    New Golf R is being shown at the Montreal Auto show to gauge interest for the Canada market, inferring that it is coming to the US already. It seems like they are just deciding between which configurations to offer, MT vs. sissymatic, 3 door vs. 5 door, etc. I only want the MT, or I'd just buy the A3.
    how is the Montreal car show, in Canada, inferring the car will go to the US?
    i would guess it is coming to Canada...
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    That is a sweet car. Diesel?
    The GTD won't have AWD which the R has. A GTD with 4Motion would be great.
    DSG TDI a3 or golf = sick
    I agree, but they're not bringing the AWD version to the US, so no dice.
    how is the Montreal car show, in Canada, inferring the car will go to the US?
    i would guess it is coming to Canada...
    That was my initial thought, but the US is the bigger market, and they didn't bring the R32 to Canada. The rumormill at the VW forums goes like this:
    The way I look at this is that I think the R is a go for the US, just seeing whether they will bring any to Canada too or just leave it.

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    I think it's been semi-confirmed the new R is coming to the US.

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    Nice. I had the original (2004) R32, and only just sold it last year... I miss that car everyday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kied View Post
    Nice. I had the original (2004) R32, and only just sold it last year... I miss that car everyday.
    Cousin bought the most recent version for his Park City->Provo commute. Got to test drive it, FKNA!!!!
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    Top Gear has a (as usual) sweet review:

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...3246748013021#

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    Saw that, but it's the R32 they review there. The R, IMVHO, is an even better car.
    In a setting appropriate to this forum:

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    2 doors too many

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidewall View Post
    I think it's been semi-confirmed the new R is coming to the US.
    From Car & Driver:
    "This ultimate Golf will go on sale in Germany in late 2009, and after some internal back and forth, VW has decided to offer the R model in America.

    VW will first show the R-series Golf on May 21 at the ADAC 24-hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Volkswagen will also launch an R version of the sporty, Golf-based Scirocco. Equipped with the same engine as the R20, it will be front-wheel-drive. Torque steer will be managed by an electronic differential VW calls XDS—and a prayer.

    So far, no Scirocco is slated for a U.S. launch. But the Golf R is, and we couldn’t be more excited".
    Never in U.S. history has the public chosen leadership this malevolent. The moral clarity of their decision is crystalline, particularly knowing how Trump will regard his slim margin as a “mandate” to do his worst. We’ve learned something about America that we didn’t know, or perhaps didn’t believe, and it’ll forever color our individual judgments of who and what we are.

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    ^^^^^That was written a year ago, BTW. They're still being coy about the actual US launch.

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    Kinda looks like a A3 which is a sick ski car, put a thule on it your good to go.

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    skiCAR, I don't get city people and their cars. You need a truck son, ain't there balls between your legs.
    believe me its real.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealPoop View Post
    skiCAR, I don't get city people and their cars. You need a truck son, ain't there balls between your legs.
    I need a vehicle with a fraction of the handling capability and fun of a car, that gets half of the gas mileage, has half the practicality of a car in any other situation but out-of-town driving, and (much) less cabin space than a Ford Focus?

    Uh huh, sure. Sign me up.
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    The MKV did nothing for me, but this MKVI could be good. It still won't sound like the MKIV though, and that's the biggest joy of the MKIV to me. I have never owned a car that has seen so little stereo use


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    skiCAR, I don't get city people and their cars. You need a truck son, ain't there balls between your legs.
    It would pull my sled just fine if I wanted to put a hitch on it. My crew has enough trucks to go around for that though. It's great on gas, goes like stink, and is a blast to drive on snowy BC highways. It won't pull my boat but I don't need to take it out of the lake in the summer.

    And don't worry about the balls, plenty to go around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by belgian View Post
    I need a vehicle with a fraction of the handling capability and fun of a car, that gets half of the gas mileage, has half the practicality of a car in any other situation but out-of-town driving, and (much) less cabin space than a Ford Focus?

    Uh huh, sure. Sign me up.
    Translation:

    I ride groomers inbounds, if I knew anything about snow and going beyond the 2 inch deep ice shavings that Baker is becoming famous for, I'd get a truck
    does anyone still enjoy riding inbounds?

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    Quote Originally Posted by belgian View Post
    I need a vehicle with a fraction of the handling capability and fun of a car, that gets half of the gas mileage, has half the practicality of a car in any other situation but out-of-town driving, and (much) less cabin space than a Ford Focus?

    Uh huh, sure. Sign me up.
    Translation:

    I ride groomers inbounds, if I knew anything about snow and going beyond the 2 inch deep ice shavings that Baker is becoming famous for, I'd get a truck
    does anyone still enjoy riding inbounds?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whatcomridaz View Post
    Translation:

    I ride groomers inbounds, if I knew anything about snow and going beyond the 2 inch deep ice shavings that Baker is becoming famous for, I'd get a truck
    You know nothing about me. Happily though, I now know more than enough about you, brosephat. Enjoy being uber-core while its still in fashion.
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    I think my next ski vehicle will have to be a dodge sprinter. I run the gammut of cars and keep coming back to that beast.

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    A new entry into the competition - an all wheel drive Mini with extra clearance, sometime in the fall.

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