I think I'll continue with the healing theme when I say, the 10-speaker premium Monsoon® Sound System was musical therapy. I am so
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| I am so glad that for the 2005 model year, VW got their musical act together and put a CD player in as a standard feature. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
glad that for the 2005 model year, VW got their musical act together and put a CD player in as a standard feature. Now I can finally let the fact go that the previous model year came with a tape player for $37,000! I promise, this is the last anyone will ever hear about that beef. But on the down side, the system wasn't all that great. I found that the right-hand speakers rattled when the bass was any higher than level 2. This is quite unfortunate because when I'm driving a hot car, on a hot day, around hot guys (sorry gentlemen) with the top down, the last thing I want to do is embarrass myself by blasting hot tunes on a not so hot, rattling stereo system. On the bright side, I didn't hear the rattling when I was driving on the highway because the wind drowned it out. I guess you can't win them all. Generally, I didn't have a problem with staying warm when the top was down. It's May and the West Coast weather is mild and warming up day by day. Although, when night time came, it became chilly. Even with the standard leather seating surfaces with some of the best butt warmers in the industry, I was still cold. But for those who know me, I don't have the best circulation and am frequently chilled.
You might ask why I would be driving around town at 11pm with the top down, and I would say, good question. A friend was visiting from out of town and I went over and hung out with her until the wee hours of the night, that's about 11pm for me! I was going over to her place straight from work and since it was a pleasant evening, I dropped the top. And since there was no sign of rain clouds in the sky, I left the top
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| After fiddling with the top for at least 5 or 6 minutes I gave up and drove home with the top down, shivering. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
off for the duration of my stay. When I was leaving, I decided I didn't want to brave the 61 degrees Fahrenheit outside temperature with the top down. But my attempt to put the top back up became interesting. The hooks just wouldn't go in. This was not the first time I had attempted to put the top up since I had done it at least 10 times before with no problem at all. After fiddling for at least 5 or 6 minutes I gave up and drove home with the top down, shivering, but with an excellent view of the stars mind you. Finally, I managed to hook it back in at home and my angst was calmed. I noticed that the semi-automatic roof was fussy at times but only when hooking it back up. Dropping it was never a problem.
