CC for DF

[Chris_Doane]

Oooo, post photos if you can of the CC! I love that car. The TT looks great, compliments your A5 nicely...which looks jealous in the background.

Not the best color really. Looks much better in the "Deep Black."

[Intrepidation]

Thanks much! I agree that color isn't flattering but even so, that is one sharp looking car. Love the interior too.

[Chris_Doane]

Yea the inside is quite a nice place to be.

[A Horse With No Name]

VW builds some nics cars. Too bad the dealer network sucks so badly, esp. in regards to service.

That being said...all I can say is Wow!

But I like the GTI even better myself.

[Camino LS6]

Not my cup-o-tea.

[Bimmer325]

I've been seeing a lot of these around.

[Chris_Doane]

Not my cup-o-tea.

Haha...color me not surprised.

[Camino LS6]

Haha...color me not surprised.

Were you surprised that I liked your Audi?

[Intrepidation]

Haha...color me not surprised.

+1

[CSpec]

I actually really like the look of this car... I played around with one in the showroom while I was having my car serviced a few months ago. And great photos as always, Chris.

[Camino LS6]

+1

What made you so sure?

I'm just curious.

[Camino LS6]

Just to clarify, I was only talking about the design.

I haven't paid any attention to the car's specs at all.

[§carlet §wordfish]

What made you so sure?

I'm just curious.

It's a sedan.

I haven't been on in a few days. Is that your car, CD?

Edited May 30, 2009 by §carlet §wordfish

[Camino LS6]

It has four doors.

Well that's true, but what doesn't these days?

I do find the G8, Lincoln LS, Benz CLS, and other 4-doors attractive though - at least to a point

I'm trying to see what DF sees in this car, but I just can't figure it out.

Edited May 30, 2009 by Camino LS6

[Intrepidation]

Well for one, I don't really like the CLS. It may be RWD and all that happy crap, but I find the lines of the CC to be much more harmonic and better thought out, especially up front.

Also, I've never heard you say much positive about VW's designs that I can recall.

[Robert Hall]

It's a car that looks outstanding in the right color. I saw a black one w/ blacked out windows a couple months ago up close, and it's sharp. Speaking of sleek 4drs, I kind of wish Chrysler had some updated 3rd gen LHes these days..those cars can still look great, 10 years on, IMHO.

[Camino LS6]

Well for one, I don't really like the CLS. It may be RWD and all that happy crap, but I find the lines of the CC to be much more harmonic and better thought out, especially up front.

Also, I've never heard you say much positive about VW's designs that I can recall.

Interesting.

My impression vs, the CLS is the exact opposite.

As for VW design, I don't remember commenting one way or another actually.

[Intrepidation]

It's a car that looks outstanding in the right color. I saw a black one w/ blacked out windows a couple months ago up close, and it's sharp. Speaking of sleek 4drs, I kind of wish Chrysler had some updated 3rd gen LHes these days..those cars can still look great, 10 years on, IMHO.

That's part of the reason why I like the CC so much. From the side it has a very LH vibe going on. And yes, well kept LH cars still look good today.

[Camino LS6]

<--- looks for LH vibe

[Robert Hall]

That's part of the reason why I like the CC so much. From the side it has a very LH vibe going on. And yes, well kept LH cars still look good today.

Yeah, another car I like a lot that has a similar vibe to the greenhouse is the Peugeot 607..I've seen a couple in Europe, they are pretty sleek.

[Camino LS6]

Is it the greenhouse where you see LH, DF?

[Z-06]

The car with this color looks like a blue whale, with those creases in the fenders giving it a bloated look. I fail to see LH design too other than a swooping hoodline with no straight creases whatsoever. I think in lighter colors the creases really look ugly.

Other than the GTI, VW fails to impress me. Interiors are simple and that is the most satisfying part.

[Camino LS6]

I actually like the interior- other than the dash itself.

[Intrepidation]

It's in the greenhouse, Camino.

[Intrepidation]

I love this angle:

[Camino LS6]

Those shots show it, thanks.

I get what you like now.

[Intrepidation]

Those shots show it, thanks.

I get what you like now.

[Z-06]

I do not see it DF - other than the sweeping curves. LH has variable A and C pillar geometry which makes gradual transition. CC's C pillar looks bloated and the transition to the trunk is not discontinuous like the LH - more like a bulge shape.

[Camino LS6]

I love this angle:

That shot makes it look like another car entirely.

Maybe I just need to see one in person.

[Intrepidation]

That shot makes it look like another car entirely.

Maybe I just need to see one in person.

Pictures don't do it justice, IMO. I got to spend some quality time ogling one at the auto show this past December.

[Chris_Doane]

Were you surprised that I liked your Audi?

Somewhat.

You just seem to be repeating the "Not my cup of tea" thing a lot lately. Certainly a lot on anything modern.

Pity about the color on this particular CC. Possibly the worst color in the lineup.

[Camino LS6]

Somewhat.

You just seem to be repeating the "Not my cup of tea" thing a lot lately. Certainly a lot on anything modern.

I can't deny that.

I think most modern design stinks, or is simply absent.

But your Audi is a definite exception.

[Intrepidation]

Man I wish these came wallpaper size.

[Chris_Doane]

I actually really like the look of this car... I played around with one in the showroom while I was having my car serviced a few months ago. And great photos as always, Chris.

Thank ya.

I haven't been on in a few days. Is that your car, CD?

Just for the week. It's a press car.

[ocnblu]

I was beside a black one in traffic the other day, it certainly is a looker, and has presence. I too wish VWOA would get their dealership service departments to treat customers better, I guarantee it would make such a positive difference for them.

[Intrepidation]

Thank ya.

Just for the week. It's a press car.

Your job rocks dude

[Chris_Doane]

Man I wish these came wallpaper size.

Hmph...we don't really have any settings like this in Metro Detroit to shoot a car in.

Your job rocks dude

It is awfully surreal sometimes.

[Intrepidation]

Hmph...we don't really have an settings like this in Metro Detroit to shoot a car in.

They are pretty backgrounds..I thin the larger wheels do a lot for the car itself. Makes me almost want to got o the mountains Tuesday instead of the Museum, but I have no car to take a photo of...I think the Prizm would look out of place.

[Camino LS6]

OK, this is weird.

Thanks to this thread, I now have a somewhat greater appreciation for this car.

But.

I also know why it rubs me the wrong way.

It has too many different shapes, and they conflict (at least from certain angles).

[ocnblu]

Oh, DF, the Prizm would look fine in the mountains... just park it facing downhill toward a crevasse and forget to set the parking brake. Edited May 30, 2009 by ocnblu

[Chris_Doane]

I can't deny that.

I think most modern design stinks, or is simply absent.

But your Audi is a definite exception.

I didn't really mean there was anything wrong about it. Heh, maybe a bit of broken-record-itis? :-p

Thank ya. To think I almost ordered a TT!

[Camino LS6]

I didn't really mean there was anything wrong about it. Heh, maybe a bit of broken-record-itis? :-p

Thank ya. To think I almost ordered a TT!

If you had, we'd be having a different discussion. :AH-HA_wink:

[ocnblu]

I saw a battleship-gray first-gen TT in traffic this evening with dark windows and aftermarket rims. What a perfectly German little mechanism. I love the TT.

[Chris_Doane]

If you had, we'd be having a different discussion. :AH-HA_wink:

Haha...well the TT is still a pretty great car. Though had I picked up the TT 3.2L, I'd now be wishing I'd waited for the TT-S.

It's funny when I think back about the spy photos of the A5. Audi had minimal camo on them, but they'd obviously put it in all the right places because I remember thinking "hum...doesn't look that great?"

Fast forward to the day I picked mine up...and it was totally surreal. I walked in the door and kinda scanned the whole place to see where my salesman was at. Saw this red car sitting off to the left and it didn't even register for a minute that it was mine. Then something along the lines of "holy &#036;h&#33;...thats mine" slipped through my head. Couldn't stop grinning like an idiot for at least 5 mins. Or at least until I wrote the check for the down payment. Hell I was smiling even then. I drove out of there wondering how it was possible a car like this was mine...almost felt like I got away with something.

[Camino LS6]

Haha...well the TT is still a pretty great car. Though had I picked up the TT 3.2L, I'd now be wishing I'd waited for the TT-S.

It's funny when I think back about the spy photos of the A5. Audi had minimal camo on them, but they'd obviously put it in all the right places because I remember thinking "hum...doesn't look that great?"

Fast Forward to the day I picked mine up...and it was totally surreal. I walked in the door and kinda scanned the whole place to see where my salesman was at. Saw this red car sitting off to the left and it didn't even register for a minute that it was mine. Then something along the lines of "holy &#036;h&#33;...thats mine" slipped through my head. Couldn't stop grinning like an idiot for at least 5 mins. Or at least until I wrote the check for the down payment. Hell I was smiling even then. I drove out of there wondering how any of this was possible...almost felt like I got away with something.

That is just the best feeling!

When the reality of my Firehawk was in front of me, rolling out of the Reliable truck, I just couldn't quite make it all real in my head.

What a day!

[ocnblu]

Isn't that the greatest feeling in the world? I just love picking up a new car, especially if it's a cool one.

[Chris_Doane]

Yea that was a big part of it for me...twas my first cool car.

[Z-06]

Yea that was a big part of it for me...twas my first cool car.

So wait a minute, you wanted to have the TT + the A5, or TT instead of the A5?

[Chris_Doane]

So wait a minute, you wanted to have the TT + the A5, or TT instead of the A5?

I started out thinking I'd order a TT.

Then the A5 came out and I decided to get that instead.

[Intrepidation]

Haha...well the TT is still a pretty great car. Though had I picked up the TT 3.2L, I'd now be wishing I'd waited for the TT-S.

It's funny when I think back about the spy photos of the A5. Audi had minimal camo on them, but they'd obviously put it in all the right places because I remember thinking "hum...doesn't look that great?"

Fast forward to the day I picked mine up...and it was totally surreal. I walked in the door and kinda scanned the whole place to see where my salesman was at. Saw this red car sitting off to the left and it didn't even register for a minute that it was mine. Then something along the lines of "holy &#036;h&#33;...thats mine" slipped through my head. Couldn't stop grinning like an idiot for at least 5 mins. Or at least until I wrote the check for the down payment. Hell I was smiling even then. I drove out of there wondering how it was possible a car like this was mine...almost felt like I got away with something.

I had that experience/feeling when I bought the Intrepid. When I went to the auto auction I wasn't planning to buy then and there. Intrepids caught my eye on the list, but of the 3, only mine hadn't presold. I wasn't looking for it. I checked out a Grand Prix, a Continental, a Taurus, a 2nd gen Neon, a `02 Stratus, two Millenias. Nothing called out to me.

I get to the Intrepid, open it up to find the car immaculate. Besides the trunk light, everything worked, and besides the little rust spot on the door frame, the exterior was clean. It ran beautiful and drove great. I went to go check out some other cars after I drove it, but then came back and sat in it and looked it over until the bidding began. I knew it was mine. When bidding, only one other person bid near the end, and when it reached 2,000, the dealer wanted 2,100, so I said yes.

It was the greatest feeling getting the car and driving it on the open road for the first time...my truly first car.

That feeling I got is part of why I love the car so much and will never give it up.

/hijack