No, he he, there are no Vanagons in Germany. There are only Caravelles, Transporters, and Jokers (Westfalias). All made, of course, by Folkswagen. Charles '85 Westy (Joker)
At 05:32 PM 6/16/01 -1000, Mick Kalber wrote: >"V" in German is pronounced as "F," > >So does this mean they drive Fanagons in Germany? > >Mick >Hilo, Hawaii > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 4:12 AM >Subject: Re: Legendary name. > > > > In a global economy, language differences are important. Remember the old > > VIC-20 computer of the early 80's? It was marketed in Germany as the > > VC-20. Why? "V" in German is pronounced as "F," and FIC-20 sounded like > > something else not said in polite society. You figure it out. > > > > Charles > > '85 Westy > > . > > At 11:50 PM 6/15/01 -1000, Mick Kalber wrote: > > > > This is a classic marketing gaffe... > > > > > > > > No va = No Go > > > > > > > > Don't think many cars could survive this kind of marketing. > > > > > >Actually, if my memory serves me correctly, the Chevy Nova, while no >major > > >engineering marvel, was a pretty good little inexpensive car. Isn't that > > >true? Reliable, cheap to fix, not the most exciting ride on the block, >but > > >hey... two outta three ain't bad, eh? > > > > > >Mick > > >Hilo, Hawaii > > |
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