At 11:27 AM +1200 5/12/01, Andrew Grebneff rearranged electrons to say: >>My ignorance is showing, but where does VW RSA exist, do they sell to >>the US? I am not certain I know what a Caravelle is. Its a european >>version of the vanagon, right? Which model does it closely resemble? The Caravelle *is* a Vanagon/Transporter. Generation 3. >The American market gets different names for many vehicles. Eg Honda >Legends and NSXs are called "Acura" there, some Nissans "Infiniti"; early We also have the RL and TL models here under the Acura name; I tried one of the larger 4.2 (I think that's the number) sedans at an auto show once, and if it's ever sold as a wagon and I have the money, I would consider it (but probably get a German car first.) Do those exist over there? >Passats as Dashers, Golfs as Rabbits, Santanas as Quantums, Corollas sold >as Chevy Nova or Geo Storm, Suzuki Cultus as Pontiac Firefly (not I think the Quantum also later became the Passat. The Chevy Nova wasn't a direct lookalike to the Corolla, though it closely resembled the Corolla hatchback model that it was based on. The bodywork was a little bit different, and I do think the interior was slightly different as well. I know that the steering wheel looked a bit different to me when I looked into the window of a Nova once. A variant of the current Corolla is now sold as the Chevy storm, though it's a sedan now instead of a hatchback, since the Corolla wagon is no longer sold (nor is the Camry wagon). >very few Vanagon badges did sneak onto vehicles in other markets eg >Australia. Maybe, maybe not. I sent a note to a friend of mine in Australia and got a text-based blank stare in reply. Either he does not know the older VW model lineup or he just doesn't know the US name. I recall mentioning the Transporter to him once in the past and he did know of it at that time. Hopefully another Australian can clear this up... >As an aside, Americans call the front-engined T4 heaps Eurovans I thank you for agreeing with me that the Eurovan could use some restyling work rather badly. :) >VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule I'm writing this on a Powerbook G3 (Lombard) Bronze Keyboard with OS X 10.0.3. :) Good Karma Point: I think I've got my boss convinced to get a GTI GLX for the sporty car he wants now that he's hit mid-life-crisis stage... ! -- ----- Jennifer - ncc876@yahoo.com ... knee-deep in the hoopla ... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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