From: "Robert Comer" 

> But the point that I forgot to make is that, as far as I know, the
> 4-door Golf TDI is *not* classed as a sports car.

It should not I agree, but there are computer mods to the engine/turbo
system that turns it a bit more sports car like, so ...

- Bob Comer


"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:41437c77.26554832{at}news.barkto.com...
>A diesel sports car?   To some degree I guess it does to me too, now
> that I think about it some more .    Although I would love to get
> some on-road driving experience with one to support that, rather than
> just driving around the yard a twork.
>
> But the point that I forgot to make is that, as far as I know, the
> 4-door Golf TDI is *not* classed as a sports car.
>
> Doug
>
> On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:10:53 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
>>> The TDIs are lively cars, and I badly want one, but a diesel sports
>>> car?    Gimme a break.
>>
>>That actually makes sense to me. 
>>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
>>news:414237ad.18407823{at}news.barkto.com...
>>> Another one - up here in Ontario, at least - is number of doors!
>>>
>>> One of the guys at work drives a VW Golf TDI 2-door.   Apparently it's
>>> classed as a sports car because it only has 2 doors.
>>>
>>> The TDIs are lively cars, and I badly want one, but a diesel sports
>>> car?    Gimme a break.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:23:36 -0400, "John Beamish"
>> hotmail DOT com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Loads of variables:
>>>>
>>>>1.  Your neighbourhood
>>>>2.  Your driving pattern (commute or not; short or long commute)
>>>>3.  Cost of vehicle
>>>>4.  Cost to repair vehicle
>>>>5.  Theft (somebody mentioned this downthread)
>>>>6.  Engine size (4 vs 6 cyl)
>>>>7.  New vs. old.
>>>>
>>>>Since you're in a real rush, maybe you should consider either several
>>>>month
>>>>rental (monthly rentals seem to be about 1.25 * monthly
payment based on
>>>>what I discovered a couple of years ago) or buy a used car
and use that
>>>>while you're shopping around -- less pressure to make an immediate
>>>>choice.
>>>>
>>>>Finally, this is a great time of year to be buying because
dealers are
>>>>trying to clear their lots of (well, lots of -- sorry,
couldn't resist
>>>>the
>>>>pun) last year's model.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>>>>news:413ff8f7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> I'm looking for some kind of article on the web about
just what cars
>>>>> are
>>>>> cheaper to insure than other cars, but I haven't come
up with the
>>>>> magical
>>>>> keywords yet to get it.  I'd really appreciate it if
someone comes up
>>>>> with
>>>>> such an article!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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