After reading this thread yesterday I was at my dealer and asked about the solar panels. They just got a bulletin saying to deliver them to the customer. I went to new car sales, told them I'd just bought a car and asked for one. They gave me one, no problem. Way cool. 3.2 watts at 18volts full power.
Mike On 9/5/02 3:07 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 9/4/2002 10:29:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > >> I also noticed the cool solar panels that come with all of the new VWs. >> Someone has posted about them before. > > Ken, that was me who made the original post after my friend who works > in a VW shop near Toronto showed up at BusFusion with one of these solar > panels. He now tells me that they, the VW dealer, got a message from VW head > office that all solar panels must be delivered with the car to the purchaser. > Ha ! I am still trying to get my hands on one. No luck yet but hope to > have one soon. Eventually there will be piles of these lying around > somewhere, since every new VW that comes into North America has one on the > windshield. |
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