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Date:         Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:44:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob Scott <rob@UNIXGUY.COM>
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From:         Rob Scott <rob@UNIXGUY.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Re: New Microbus coming 2005...
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At 03:21 PM 06/19/2002, Ari Ollikainen wrote: > Somehow, the idea that VW is going to flood the market with 120K > butt-ugly vehicles beginning in 2004 seems, to me, a bit more than > over-the-top stupid. Aside from the cult mythology of the original > microbus, WHY do they think there'll be a market for the > faux-Microbus here?

Same reason that there's a market for the New Beetle. They're selling like hotcakes here in the Pacific Northwest. It doesn't hurt that VW's current design generation is considered pretty reliable and well done.

I think that VW may be calling this thing right. I foresee the large SUV market winding down a notch in the near future. If those SUV drivers get tired of the poor mileage and bulk but want to retain the high driving position and large usable space, a van like the "new" bus will be well timed for their purchase.

Cheers. Rob

It's never too late to have a happy childhood. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Rob Scott, mailto:rob@unixguy.com Langley, Washington on Whidbey Island (a suburb with a moat)


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