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Just Watched VW Make Evening News in Malaysia

It's 10:30 pm here in sunny Singapore, and the evening news program on RTM1 from Kuala Lumpur just signed off with a full 2 minutes on the Puebla cessation of Beetle production. Lotsa good footage which I'm sure will be seen the world over - lotsa new yellow bugs - a pretty blue one - a car park full of 'em - is that a white convertible there in front? - streets full of green taxis - and the de rigeur volcano in the background to prove it's really real (ray-al?).

Y'know, for a country that spouts so much anti-western sentiment and seeming support for muslim extremist countries, Malaysia sure is far more international in their outlook than anybody here in Singapore. When I want to see even-handed reporting of middle east political issues, it's Radio-Television Malaysia I switch on. Funny, that!

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Oldbie
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from Kuala Lumpur just

Lotsa good footage

blue one - a car park

green taxis - and the de

support for muslim

than anybody here in

issues, it's

They had a 10-minute program on the news in China too! Even though few cars were sold there, they still loved it :-)

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Howard Rose

They have, or had, a factory there somewhere for making parts - a lot of our lousy electrical parts all over Asia come from China. I've had points that lasted a few hundred miles, and new capacitors that just didn't work, and crap like that over the years. Really hone's up the troubleshooting skills, but who needs it.

I think Their QC's a bit better now, but I still refuse to waste my time putting in China made ignition parts. Sorry Howard, but I'm afraid that's life.

Tom Take the covers off to send email

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Oldbie

How about the Chinese (Chang Jiang)copy of the Russian (Ural) copy of the old BMW r71 motorcycle? :)

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still in primer

RTM1 from Kuala Lumpur just

production. Lotsa good footage

pretty blue one - a car park

of green taxis - and the de

seeming support for muslim

outlook than anybody here in

political issues, it's

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Marc H.Popek

...and in the UK too! This was posted by someone on a UK Forum. Download "luke2"

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Howard Rose

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