VANAGON archives -- December 2000, week 5 (#143)

Date:         Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:55:39 EST
Reply-To:     Roq8cyans@AOL.COM
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From:         Rusty Johnson <Roq8cyans@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: New beetle?
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In a message dated 12/31/00 5:15:09 PM Mountain Standard Time,
JKrevnov@AOL.COM writes:

<< Also, I think VW could have replaced the steering rack with a couple struts
 and dropped the power package into the rear end, for the sake of tradition if
 for no other reason.  Hey, but who am I to second guess an engineering
 economist.
  >>

I'm holding out for VW to build a "New Bus", based on the Vanagon platform.
(Which is still in production in South Africa.)  IMHO, it'd revive the entire
market for minivans.  With the 4Motion AWD system added, it'd probably kill
off the SUV craze too...

Rusty J.
Ogden, UT
'80 Westy -- the Vanagon Valdiz

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