Yeah, Passats get crappy gas milage. OH WAIT, the 2008 Passat TDI
thanks to Variable turbine geometry helps increase power without
sacrificing efficiency, resulting in the BEST FUEL ECONOMY of ANY
3500lbs+ car IN THE WORLD.

So much for your stupid opinion.


On Jul 14, 9:06 am, Bob I <birel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> YOU are the moron living in a dream world. Last year Passats were
> 75,000, compared to 34,000 Corvettes. So considering IT'S just another
> volkswagon sedan, that's pretty lousy, probably cause it's just another
> overpriced taildragger. Considering the pathetic horsepower rating it
> gets crappy gas mileage too. Especially IF you compare it to a 'vette.
> But then you live in your litte contrived dream work, you probably ought
> to stay away from computers and real information, and go back to playing
> your console games.
>
>
>
> Sal wrote:
> > Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
> > least 10 to 1 in the US.
> > They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
> > the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>
> > On Jul 14, 2:34 am, db wrote:
> >> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:44:15 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
getting more popular.
The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.


On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>
> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>
> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>
> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
> me.

Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
getting more popular.
The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.


On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>
> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>
> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>
> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
> me.

Japanese cars like Toyotas are fine cars. Especially the Lexus LS600H.
Now American cars are trash compared to European or Japanese cars.

Japanese cars like Toyotas are fine cars. Especially the Lexus LS600H.
Now American cars are trash compared to European or Japanese cars.

Well the conversation started with the W8. So how many units of the W8
were made in 2006?

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:08:47 -0700, Sal <jackwhite200@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
>getting more popular.
>The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
>The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
>Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.
>
>
>On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
>> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
>> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
>> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>>
>> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
>> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
>> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
>> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>>
>> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
>> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
>> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
>> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
>> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
>> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>>
>> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
>> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
>> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
>> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
>> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
>> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
>> me.
>

Well the conversation started with the W8. So how many units of the W8
were made in 2006?

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:08:47 -0700, Sal <jackwhite200@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
>getting more popular.
>The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
>The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
>Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.
>
>
>On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
>> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
>> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
>> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>>
>> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
>> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
>> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
>> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>>
>> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
>> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
>> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
>> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
>> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
>> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>>
>> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
>> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
>> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
>> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
>> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
>> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
>> me.
>

Well 0, but the Passat R36 is sort of a psuedo replacement for the
Passat W8 but it's a milder tamer version. A 174 MPH 8 cylinder
Midsize Family Sedan was just too much for the American consumer to
handle but it was perfect for the German Consumer.
If the Highways in the US didn't suck and were as good as the
Autobahn, then the W8 would have been way more popular in the US. VW
just loves the W series cars from the W8 all the way to the W16 in the
Bugatti Veyron so the W8 will eventually make a return even if it's
not in a Passat but an Audi, Lamborghini, or even a Bentley.



On Jul 14, 1:24 pm, Jim Behning
<jimbehn...@doesthisblockpork.mindspring.com> wrote:
> Well the conversation started with the W8. So how many units of the W8
> were made in 2006?
>
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:08:47 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
> >getting more popular.
> >The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
> >The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
> >Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.
>
> >On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
> >> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
> >> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
> >> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
> >> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>
> >> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
> >> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
> >> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
> >> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>
> >> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
> >> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
> >> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
> >> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
> >> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
> >> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>
> >> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
> >> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
> >> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
> >> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
> >> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
> >> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
> >> me. - Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Well 0, but the Passat R36 is sort of a psuedo replacement for the
Passat W8 but it's a milder tamer version. A 174 MPH 8 cylinder
Midsize Family Sedan was just too much for the American consumer to
handle but it was perfect for the German Consumer.
If the Highways in the US didn't suck and were as good as the
Autobahn, then the W8 would have been way more popular in the US. VW
just loves the W series cars from the W8 all the way to the W16 in the
Bugatti Veyron so the W8 will eventually make a return even if it's
not in a Passat but an Audi, Lamborghini, or even a Bentley.



On Jul 14, 1:24 pm, Jim Behning
<jimbehn...@doesthisblockpork.mindspring.com> wrote:
> Well the conversation started with the W8. So how many units of the W8
> were made in 2006?
>
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:08:47 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Passat sold 331,414 which was +28.3% in Europe in 2006. It's only
> >getting more popular.
> >The US is NOT the world, only a small part of the world.
> >The world thinks of Corvettes like it thinks of Jerry Springer.
> >Name any country where the Corvette sold close to that.
>
> >On Jul 14, 9:44 am, db wrote:
> >> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:17:23 -0700, Sal <jackwhite...@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >Are you living in a dream world? Passats must outsell Corvettes at
> >> >least 10 to 1 in the US.
> >> >They're the best selling European Midsize car in America, and they're
> >> >the BEST SELLING Midsize Car in ALL OF EUROPE.
>
> >> Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many
> >> more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific
> >> survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see
> >> about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.
>
> >> Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize
> >> car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your
> >> claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL
> >> selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota
> >> camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10
> >> to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.
>
> >> But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is
> >> faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just
> >> about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but
> >> its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for
> >> very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat
> >> to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to
> >> me. - Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

130 MPH on the track, hit the governor.
Decided to get a laptop instead of chiptuning because education is
more important and besides because of education I can get a much
faster car later.
I never drive over 80 MPH on the highway anymore because my lady
friend's father was killed by a guy who was speeding way over the
limit. It's reasonably safe to drive 150-250 MPH in Germany, NOT on
American Highways.



On Jul 13, 8:06 am, ZÿRiX <c...@net.org> wrote:
> Sal what is the fastest you have truly driven a car, not a video game buta
> real car???
> I am not talking about running moms car up to 90 and then shitting your
> pants and letting off
> but realy driving a car at high speeds...
>
> --
> ZÿRiX
> (¯`'..(<>..<>)..'´¯)