From previous threads we know a lot of people here had VW's before they had MINIs.

Who else is also a member of VWvortex?

on Vortex: DenverMINI

 

On VWVortex: Lackey

The Car Lounge is where I get all my car industry/new model info and it's chock full of the interesting and idiotic.

 

That's about the only forum I frequent any more (sometimes photography).

 

I'm not a member of VWvortex but I do have a VW! A 1970 Beetle

 

I guess I am still a member of the Vortex, although I have rarely visited since trading in the GTI. . . .

of course, I am YuccaPatrol over there too

 

check out the latest gallery from the essen car show last week...

essen photo gallery

 

I still go there, but only the hawaii forums
I was Jetphyter, and frequent the G/J MK4 forums, but I changed my name to minicon!

 

In the early days of the MK4 forum I went by BoraVR6

 

Can you believe I'm on there?

ames330 = MINItemptress

I've only joined this past summer. But you guys might know my BF. He's all over The Car Lounge : mtrainVR6 ring a bell????

 

mtrain totally rings a bell.

 

On the Vortex, same handle. (My wife drive a turbo Bug.) The car lounge has to one of the best forums for car enthusiats.

 

Have you seen the new Vortex t-shirts?

 

Used to hang around in the "Passat - Other models" forum a lot before I sold my '93 Passat wagon (to get my MCS ). Haven't really checked in there in a while, though I do still have some Passat parts lying around the garage I should post on there for sale.

Name on the 'tex: Robyn R

 

After hearing about my experiences here on MCO/NAM, my 66-year-old dad went online and joined VWvortex to research the Touareg. He was looking into getting the V10 TDI, and wanted more info. I was so proud! :smile:

(He ended up ordering the V8, since we have crappy diesel fuel here in the US still. Travesty!)

 

If I were in the market for an SUV I'd definitely get a Touareg. Very nice, and it makes the case for VW's move upmarket much better than the Phaeton does.

 

I'm Parklife both here and at Vortex, although in a former life I was ShelbyCSX at VWV.

Having owned several modern Volkswagens ('00 Jetta VR6, '00 Golf TDI, '01 Beetle TDI), and having to deal with myriad electronic systems which like to break at the most inopportune times, the sheer volume of gadgetry on the Touareg scares me witless.

Of course, I'm still a little peeved about the window regulator problems with my Jetta. :evil: Nothing beats having to explain to a date why, on my 1500-mile-old car, her window is but a piece of plastic duct-taped to the door!

 

>>If I were in the market for an SUV I'd definitely get a Touareg. Very nice, and it makes the case for VW's move upmarket much better than the Phaeton does.

I totally agree, and I'm bummed the V10 diesel isn't coming here sooner...who could argue with decent mileage and 550+ lb-ft. of torque?
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My girlfriend bought a 1.8T Jetta this summer too...so I think I may have to join VWvortex myself...I'm surrounded by VWs!

 

While I don't think I'd choose a Touareg (if I were SUV shopping I'd be choosing between an FX or an X5, an SUV without an "X" in the name just isn't worth buying), if I were to do so, I don't think I'd get the V10. Sure, it might have mountains of torque and relatively good gas mileage, but it also adds hundreds of extra pounds right on top of the front wheels. That makes for some tedious steering and would ultimately turn driving the vehicle into a chore. Not an idea I relish.

 

I'm BethS on the vortex also, even though i'm more a reader than a poster.

 

I actually have a VW but I haven't been on the Vortex much since the dreaded Passat was sold... my life with that car was symbolized by the banging-head-against-wall smiley. :smile:

 

Same user name. Dumped my Upsoluted Jetta torque monster TDI for the MCS.

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I have been on the vortex for almost 4 years...wow that is a long time. I go by jeglseder and spend most of my time now in the Car lounge. You can actually get some useful information ther once in a while...

 

My Vortex Name:

*gasp!*

L.Mini!

 

Never much to hang around the VWVortex forum, I sold my '00 GTI Mk IV VR-6, 5-spd. when I bought my MCS. Still like the products VW makes. A colleague of mine just bought an '03 Passat wagon with the W-8, 4-Motion and 6-spd. gearbox. Sweet, sweet ride. Got it for $8,000 off sticker price too!