Date:         Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:06:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
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From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Caravelle GL?
Comments: To: Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@uws.edu.au>
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Stephen O. wrote:
> GL (and other variant) badging I thought was a Nth American thing
> depicting various levels of refinements & appointments,but that was
> not how Australian spec ones came badged.
AFAIK you are correct here.
> Is the badging "Caravelle GL" common elsewhere?
The Caravelle is a European designation. I have only seen mine and one
other, here in the States; both of these were '91's badged as Caravelles
with the Carat set up,  rear facing jump seats, table and rear seat bed.
>I don't recall seeing it mentioned in anybody's signatures as their particular
> model.I'm wondering if I was following a South African import
> (not one of the post-wasserboxer models-this was definately a WBX)
> as we do sometimes get SA imports,us both having RHD vehicles.
>
> Have I been sadly wanting in my previous awareness of T3 variants
> (and I thought my VW obsession of many years would have meant
> otherwise) or did I see an unusual one,at least for Oz anyway...
> Maybe they stuck a GL badge on from something else?...dunno.
> Someone out there must have the answer and VW obsessed minds with
> too much time on their hands need to know...;-)
I, too, would like to know


--
Stephen Steele
Chillicothe OH
'91 Caravelle  Hans
'84 Westfalia  Fritz
'81 Diesel Rabbit "______"
'90 Jetta GL (sons turned 16 last weekend...they bought it together...we'll
                see if this works)