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Date:         Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:35:57 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Ford Excursion is DEAD ? (longish reply)
Comments: To: ian Butler <ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0208021307240.6377-100000@bluemoon.hplx.net>
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, ian Butler wrote:

> VW's design evolution more or less has kept pace with American machines. > Look at a 1995 Chevy Van -- I bet you couldn't tell it apart from a 1975 > Vandura if the two were in the same condition.

Same was true of Ford vans from about 1972 to somewhere around 1992. Even the dashboard was basically unchanged. The 1990 I used to drive still had a foot-operated dimmer switch. These vehicles aren't sold on the basis of style.

_ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Geekdom is fantastic at being AGAINST something, and |___/ it's hopeless at being FOR something." -- Andrew Orlowski in The Register.


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