VW Car | 2nd Annual All VW Show March 2007

Come join us for the 2nd annual Niello All VW Car Show and Swap Meet. This year's event will be held on March 25th at the Niello VW dealership located at 2701 Arden Way in Sacramento California. This show is open to all air and water cooled Volkswagens.

This year we are doing things a little different. All proceeds raised at this event will be donated to the "Ride to Walk" foundation. Ride to Walk is a therapeutic horseback riding program located in Lincoln California that enables children and adults with neurological disabilities to ride horses while benefiting from the therapeutic aspects of horseback riding. Please visit their website at www.ridetowalk.org for more details.

This year we are having a total of 14 judged classes as well as an award for Best Club Representation. See the listing at the bottom of this posting for more details.

Once again there is no cost to enter your car or to use a swap space, but we encourage you to make a donation to the Ride to Walk Foundation. Registration will be the morning of the event, and will be limited to the first 100 cars - please show up early, we expect all 100 spots to fill up. All entries into the car show will receive an event t-shirt, dash plaque and a goody bag.

We will be playing music through Sirius radio, along with raffle prizes throughout the day and a 50/50 raffle. In the morning hours and throughout the day we will be having the Red Rooster Waffle truck here (visit the website at www.redroosterwaffles.com), and we will have BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixings for the afternoon. Please browse at the itinerary below for the schedule of all our events. Hope to see you all there!!

Itinerary:

6:30 am	Swap meet and set-up
7:00 am - 10:30 am	Registration
11:00 am - 2:00 pm	Judging of show cars
1:00 pm	Presentation of special awards
2:00 pm	Show car awards
2:30 pm	Official end of the 2nd annual Niello car show

Judging Classes (1st Place & Runner-Up):

• Air Cooled:
  • Ghia
  • Type I (-67)
  • Type I (68-)
  • Type II (-67)
  • Type II (68-)
  • Type III / IV (all)
  • Baja / Buggy / Thing
• Water Cooled:
  • MK1
  • MK2
  • MK3
  • MK4
  • MK5
  • Passat
  • Corrado / Scirocco
• Overall:
  • Best Beater
  • Best Club Representation (1st place only)
  • People's Choice (1st place only)

VW Car | VW Transaxles

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If you're considering using a VW Transaxle, call us. A lot of things need to be considered when choosing a transaxle, such as car weight, tire size, engine type, horsepower, and your driving style.

Besides the most popular 091 transaxle, we also specialize in 002, and Type 1 transaxles for those of you that have smaller cars. We have all the parts to put together a custom setup to be stronger than stock VW transaxle. All rebuilds have critical parts magniflux inspected to insure the integrity is solid. Satisfaction is our primary goal, we must build our transaxles to last so you'll come back the next time you need help.

VW Car | Volkswagen shares tumble after warning

Shares in Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, have fallen sharply after it warned of lower profits this year.

The German car giant blamed weak consumer demand and the strength of the euro for the warning that 2003 operating profits would fall short of last year's 4.76bn euros ($5.24bn; £3.3bn)

"Given present exchange rates ... and in the event that the market situation in Western Europe and the US does not improve, we will not be able to match the 2002 operating profit," chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder said.

The warning initially sent VW shares down 10% to their lowest level since December 1996, and wiped almost 1bn euros off the firm's stock market value.

The stock had recovered by 1705 GMT to stand down 7.95% at 30.14 euros.

Shares in other European automakers were also lower, with Peugeot stock down 1% at 34.86 euros, and Renault shares 4% lower at 30.05 euros.

Brighter future

But Mr Pischetsrieder foresaw rosier trading in 2004, when cost cuts and new models would "reverse the picture".

"It is clear that 2004 will be a year that will benefit from new products without the substantial ramp-up costs we have had this year," he said.

And some investors expressed surprise at the stock market reaction to Tuesday's statement.

"There has been a lot of talk that VW will disappoint on the operating earnings side this year due to the big model cycle switch," said Trudbert Merkel, fund manager at Deka Group in Frankfurt.

"This is [a] long-awaited warning."

VW Car | VW Eos: Goodyear Tire Equipped

What’s new with the latest VW Eos?

One very prominent thing: Goodyear Eagle LS-2 tires.

But there’s more that the VW Eos has got to offer. There’s the distinctive metal roof that could fold neatly into the trunk. No mess! And really does offer great performance and driving experience.

The VW Eos is also known and called as a CSC. No it does not stand for something quite breathtaking or completely foreign. It simply stands for coupe, sunroof, convertible. Nice, huh?

Here are other stuff that you could find with the Eos:
* 2.0-liter turbo engine
* 3.2 liter V6 engine
* stability control
* sports seats
* 17-inch alloy wheels