What's up with the Jetta? | Off Topic | unofficial empeg BBS

Quick Links: Empeg FAQ | RioCar.Org | Hijack | BigDisk Builder | jEmplode | emphatic
Repairs: Repairs

You are not logged in. [Log In] empegbbs.com » Forums » General Discussion » Off Topic » What's up with the Jetta?

Page 3 of 3

3

Topic Options

#207971 - 03/03/2004 11:16 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: Whitey]
boxer pooh-bah Registered: 16/04/2002 Posts: 2011 Loc: Yorkshire UK	If you don't fancy the cadaver, you could always nip round to the sex shop for the inflatable model! _________________________ Politics and Ideology: Not my bag
Top

#207972 - 03/03/2004 11:19 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: boxer]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1913 Loc: London	And passat is apparently German for trade wind
Top

#207973 - 03/03/2004 12:38 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: boxer]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31594 Loc: Seattle, WA	Unless I'm misunderstanding you, Golf is the German for Gulf. And the name Golf was meant as a short form of Golfstrom, if I recall correclty. So it's in keeping with their "windy" nomenclature. One that doesn't fit is "GTI", which I'm told stands for "Got Tossers Inside". _________________________ Tony Fabris
Top

#207974 - 03/03/2004 12:44 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: tfabris]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	I know I'm just ignoring your joke, but: GTI stands for Grand Touring Injection and was just the sports version of the Golf/Rabbit before they decided to call it its own model. Obviously, all VWs have fuel injection these days, but the tag stuck. Edited by wfaulk (03/03/2004 12:46) _________________________ Bitt Faulk
Top

#207975 - 03/03/2004 12:54 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: wfaulk]
genixia Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/02/2002 Posts: 3411	GTI stands for Grand Touring Injection and was just the sports version of the Golf/Rabbit before they decided to call it its own model. And note that in the rest of the World, it still is. AFAIK, it is only the North Americas where they are marketed as 2 different cars. _________________________ Mk2a 60GB Blue. Serial 030102962 sig.mp3: File Format not Valid.
Top

#207976 - 03/03/2004 15:59 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: genixia]
speedy67 enthusiast Registered: 18/12/2000 Posts: 342 Loc: South-West-Germany	yep, GTI is just a version of a model here, not a model itself. Usually the sporty version. Not only at VW... _________________________ cheers, Thomas new owner of the MK1 00123 MK2 12GB 090000815 (my first one) MK2a 040103735 (from 303) and ???
Top

#207977 - 15/03/2004 10:39 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: tfabris]
JeffS carpal tunnel Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2858 Loc: Atlanta, GA	Ha! So an old friend (female, mid 20s, attractive) and her husband came to see my wife and I, and lo and behold she was driving a Jetta, and proudly! She brought attention to it all weekend. I asked her why she liked it so much and she never gave me a straight answer. Weird. _________________________ -Jeff Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.
Top

#207978 - 15/03/2004 17:31 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: JeffS]
Waterman981 old hand Registered: 14/02/2002 Posts: 804 Loc: Salt Lake City, UT	The answer I got from my coworker who just bought one was: "It's hot!" _________________________ -Michael #040103696 on a shelf Mk2a - 90 GB - Red - Illuminated buttons
Top

#207979 - 16/03/2004 11:57 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: Waterman981]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31594 Loc: Seattle, WA	What I'm trying to find out is... What's specifically so "hot" about the Jetta? _________________________ Tony Fabris
Top

#207980 - 16/03/2004 12:00 Re: What's up with the Jetta? [Re: tfabris]
Phoenix42 veteran Registered: 21/03/2002 Posts: 1424 Loc: MA but Irish born	Well I drive a Golf and I've been told I spend too much time huffing off my exhaust!
Top

Page 3 of 3

3

View All Topics