Debbie Walters wrote: > > You can also send in your opinion at VW's web site. I did this about a > month ago. I don't like the new micro-bus, it's a yuppie bus with video > monitors and game boys installed in the backs of the seats, etc. Even a > small video camera mounted over the back license plate that is fed to a > monitor that comes out of the ceiling by the driver. > > deb I agree - there is a lot lacking in the overall design. A few years ago someone sent a concept sketch to Road & Track of the front of a "New Beetle" grafted onto a Splitty - it actually looked quite good ! There was a balance and spark in that design that would be worth developing. The "Bulli" seems more like a high school sketch that went wrong... Dave Richoux Oh, yes - since it is Friday A few weeks ago someone complained that the Mercedes/Freightliner Sprinter looked like a "typical delivery van" or words to that effect. What does he think the VW Microbuses, Vanagons and Eurovans are? |
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