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Volkswagen, Apple working on 'iCar'

Ha, it's just like comparing computer specs, we all do it. If someone compares their laptop to another, will that be considered overcompensation?

Granted, they do affect the environment, but until the car industry is released from the choke hold of the oil industry that's the way it will be for some time. Plus, I would rather have a turbo diesel over a hybrid.
 
N10248 said:
The Store already has accessories...
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"This dock also contains spaces for your iPhone, iPod, and the Apple Bluetooth Headset. This is just what you need for your iDriveway and iGarage. All together... you get iHouse." :p All your missing is iJobs. (No, not virtual Steve Jobs, though cool, not what I'm talking about.) :apple:
 
MikeTheC said:
The question in my mind is: can VW improve the quality of their cars to make it a worthy purchase? Consumer Reports has lately been showing VW and Audi and others towards the bottom of the quality list. :eek:
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over here in europe, vag's have pretty good quality. the golf for example went through 60.000 test-run without a single fault, and that's something toyota (for example) has never achieved. of course, vw's sold here are made in europe, whereas american vw's are made in mexico...
 
Terrific, now we'll get to hear anecdotal stories for the next several months about how "my grandma bought a VW and it broke down and she had to walk a long ways and she had a heat stroke and VW killed my grandma VW sux!"

These will go along nicely with the anecdotal posts like "ATT sux cause they ripped me off and there service never worked good anyhow but now I have verizon and they kick butt my bill is free most months and my skin is less oily with verizon"

I, for one, welcome our new AT&T subscribing, VW driving iDevice owners.
 
OMG, not the crapy VW... :( Such a low quality car with such a bad image... I hope it's not because of Steve's old hippy VW van...

Very disappointed! :(
 
If there is any substance to this rumor I expect it will be a proof of concept car to demonstrate Apple technologies, a publicity stunt, or at most limited run car like the Mclaren F1.

I seriously doubt a mass market car, but I wouldnt be surprised if we see something appear.
 
Oh dear, it seems that VW does not enjoy the best reputation in the US.

So different from Europe.

I don't care either way. I'm holding out for the iHouse.
 
Apple (as usual) will listen to what their customers want in an iCar. I want...

a) My car to drive me home when I am drunk.
b) The rectangular space where the car stereo once sat, to be replaced by a mini microwave for warming up pies/pasties 'on the move'.
Also doubles as a cooler for cans of Apple branded cola (iCola).
c) Everlasting tires (a joint project with Wonka).
d) Fueled by something we have lots of.... The Germans have sorted our energy needs, see link below...
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38234
 
There goes Apple again innovating the way we do stuff.

All the insurance warranty I need:

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Granted not many on here like American products and even less like Microsoft, but this system is going to be available on most Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles starting this fall. It will be a $395 option and is available with or without a navigation system.
Ford Sync
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUiJaIlLRg&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKvpGbxn7Tc

Anyhow I have a late model Ford and am completely happy with it. This is a pretty cool system and much more advanced then anything on the market right now.
 
slackintosh said:
I've always thought that VW and Mac owners were cut from the same cloth so to speak. An attention to detail, ergonomics and aesthetic seem to run along parallell lines between the companies....
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Couldn't agree more... Add to that Dyson Vacuum Cleaner owners... Hmm, iSuck, perhaps not the best name for a Dyson collaboration though. :)
 
Abercrombieboy said:
Granted not many on here like American products and even less like Microsoft, but this system is going to be available on most Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles starting this fall. It will be a $395 option and is available with or without a navigation system.
Ford Sync
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUiJaIlLRg&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKvpGbxn7Tc

Anyhow I have a late model Ford and am completely happy with it. This is a pretty cool system and much more advanced then anything on the market right now.
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So, besides the audible text messaging, it pretty much does what my Infiniti does already. Hands free bluetooth, syncing address book with navigation system, iPod docks directly into my system. I would like to have voice activated iPod navigation though. That's pretty sweet.
 
gifford said:
Apple (as usual) will listen to what their customers want in an iCar. I want...
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Uhh........... no they won't.

Apple will listen to what Steve Jobs wants, which is what "he" thinks the customers want. Didn't you know that????

Anything you get from Apple is because it is what Steve thinks you want/need, not what you really need.

Mac Pro's don't need new video cards, do they??? Of course not. Steve thinks the current offerings are just fine. Have customers been knocking on Apple's door for a $999 RAID card??? No. Steve thinks we need one.

Did customers ask Apple to strip iMovie of all its functionality??? No. Steve thinks that's all you need.
 
Gosh i'd love to have my 01 Jetta 1.8t 5-spd back. Loved the car... it loved me....

Darn 3rd kid!

I drive a 05 Odyssey these days..... reliable, "cheap" to maintain, no Aux port for my iPod, great Nav, boring as hell to drive.

My VW dealer was the cheapest place in town to get service too. I'd buy another one - but dang, how am i going to get Service in FL from my CA dealer??? :D

Can't wait to see what this brings!
 
you are all on crack...

What come on! VW's kick ass. Every car i've owned has been a VW, which is only two hah but anyway. And they are by far the most apple oriented car than any other brand.

For some reason I've always thought they went together. They both totally have that young appeal to them. And as for reliability every car has problems, it's the same as with cell phone companies, VW has had a poor track record in the past but have you seen there current offerings! Compare a jetta with a civic, or a corolla. It's a much nicer car than both of those. I have 20,000 miles on my 2005 GTI and it runs great. I've had a couple things break but they've been minor and were fixed immiedietly. My mom owns a mazda and had her check engine light on forever, and my dad has a ford where the damn gas cap door stays open that was eventually fixed. These are all brand new cars that things happened to. You can get a lemon from any manufacturer.

Get over it people, if anything Apple seems to play with like companies. ATT or Cingular when they were them, was a likely choice for the iPhone, they always had the coolest phones and the youngest image about them. VW is the same way. BMW's are sweet cars but they are hardly as interesting as a VW. Yeah so what you got a beamer, they have there problems too. They had a huge overheating issue several years back. Have you ever heard of an r32 it whooped the crap out of a BMW 130i in a race. Have you heard of a DSG transmission it's way better than BMW's SMG transmission, it's been quantitatively proven that its faster.

The other thing is that most mac owners I know drive VW's. So it just makes sense.

It's so funny that these two companies are collaborating because I've always thought of them in the same light, i'll be excited to see what they come up with. I think all of my friends even saw that my purchases are with like companies.

So go drive you bland old honda civic if you want.

And I like hondas, but i don't think they are as nice as VW's.
 
boobooq88 said:
I hope you realize that American cars are among the best quality cars you can find. And you do realize that Toyota trucks are made here in America as well. And you do realize that Ford owns Jaguar, owned Aston Martin up until only a few months ago, Volvo, 1/3 of Mazda, Land Rover and a few others. Chrysler owns Mercedes. Don't believe me? Look it up. And speaking of Japanese cars... The only company I would ever buy from is Toyota/Lexus.

Also... (if you consider racing as proof) If you look at Le Mans Series racing Standings for 2007 you will find that the 2 leading cars are American cars; Saleen S7-R & Corvette C6.R. The S7-R also holds the single lap record at Le Mans. Also... the C5.R/C6.R has won 5 out of the last 6 races at Le Mans (A freaking 24 hour race!!! If thats not a display of quality I dont know what is)

Although I do admit I would look at Japanese cars before I even think about buying a European Car (sorry but its true)
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i believe volvo will soon be up for sale and will probably be purchased by bmw
saying they own jaguar isnt really saying much, since it has some of the worst resale values on the market

and yes, your american car may be faster, but european cars tend to be more inovative, and dont just look good on the outside.

just because an american car company owns shares of a european company, doesnt make them a better brand to buy. they share platforms from time to time but thats about as far as that goes.
just my .02
 
Volkswagens are one of the worst cars you can buy now. In the US they are at the bottom of the reliablity list. I would not want to have anything to do with them. Why not work with Honda instead.

p.s my American made cars have lasted many miles over 200,000 and have never had any problems with any of them. My Honda civic is the same.
 
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