Date:         Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:07:48 -0500
Reply-To:     John Gladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
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From:         John Gladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Uh oh, new Bus a go!
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At 2:39 PM -0400 6/12/2002, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>Date:    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:05:33 -0500
>From:    Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
>  > Starting price, according to article is $28,500.
>  >
>>  Noel - '88 GL
>>
>>
>That's about twice what I'd be willing to pay.  How about you?
>
>Dave in KC
>85 Westy that I like just fine

I'd consider it at this price, but not higher.
This is roughly what the Eurovan is going for and about $7000 less
than the projected price that VW talked about when they initially
"asked for our opinion" in their website survey about the new
Microbus.

VW's sales demographic has changed, unfortunately.
VW might claim that it isn't their fault - that the clients have
changed and they are simply following that trend.  It would appear
that the clients are not after simple, cheap and reliable
transportation any more.  They want muscle, bells, whistles and
frills.

I find the Vanagon far more complicated to service than The BozoBus,
but the engine has been more reliable.  I've had eight engines in The
BozoBus and only one in the Vanagon.  (Admittedly, many of those
eight were hand-me-downs; 211Kmiles vs 185Kmiles.)

I'd take the bare-metal of The Bozobus with a more-reliable engine
and disk brakes any day...

--

bcnu - Grungy  (Houston, TX)
'60 dddPanel '69 Bug '90 Vanagon '93 Eurovan '00 Audi A6 Avant
grungy@mindless.com           opinions are just that.obviously.