At 11:35 AM -0500 6/15/01, Terry Kay wrote: > > >And I don't think that there were enough Vanagons sold here, or still is >enough to jeopardize their current vehicle sales, in offering an engine >conversion kit. > Considering that VW's probably sold a total of 10K or less EVs since introduction in the US and is planning on selling only 5000 during 2001, the population of upgradable* Vanagons might actually be just as large or larger! "...From the introduction in 1979 to the launch of the Eurovan, Volkswagen sold 191,158 Vanagons in the U.S..." [source: http://dealer.vw.com/vwpress/fullStoryA.html?release_id=5027 ] * WBX engined
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