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If the Polo was sold in the US it would make a great alternative to the Fit,Yaris and Versa]]>Apr 17th 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 1:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/
When ever I put my car in a car show, I always scratch out the "do not touch" BS on the ID sign. In fact I go so far as putting a sign on the dash that INVITES people to touch it:

The Sign:
http://chuck.goolsbee.org/images/jag_sign1.jpg

The story about it:
http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/98

--chuck


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People who do advertising are usually...artsies...and like Health and Safety, they "live in a different world" (Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear, Season 5, on Dodge Viper SRT-10)

But if you think about it, there is no better way to advertise the Polo. Referring to a previous post, it's hard to sell small cars like the lupo or the polo in North America because the thing is, public transport (esp. in Greater Toronto Area) SUCKS. You might as well get a car instead if you had the money. Also, we need bigger cars over here for all our every day needs. They have to carry the whole family and they also have to be able to carry all our luggage when we go camping and stuff...not something a Polo can do.]]>Apr 17th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/
It doesn't matter how much steel it is, it still scratches the same. Some people would prefer to keep their cars nice, they scratch easier than you'd think.
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Fortunately, my car isn't steel, so it wouldn't stick anyway...]]>Apr 17th 2007 2:33PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/]]>Apr 17th 2007 2:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/
It's a little something called vandalism, and I would gladly press charges against anyone would put this on my car. It's just a slightly lesser version of keying someone's car.]]>Apr 17th 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/
Magnets will damage your paint if left on long enough. All the ribbon and American flag magnets that became popular after 9/11 ruin paintjobs by trapping water and causing the paint to stain. The stains cannot be buffed out.]]>Apr 17th 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/Apr 17th 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/17/step-away-from-the-car-vw-polo-magnetic-dent-promotion/
DON'T TOUCH SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR!

Pretty simple, no?]]>Apr 17th 2007 4:50PM