Chris: Yes, those picks look like the Microbus I have seen. I've seen the "Barbie" version that Harold referred to at Wal-Mart - they look like the Microbus shown at your site, but not the T-5 shots at the following link: http://automotor.aol.de/automotor/auto/aktuell/news/index.jsp?cid=358114 They certainly look like two different vehicles to me. Will both be offered in the states? Maynard On Friday, January 03, 2003 8:35 AM, mrvolkswagen@hotmail.com [SMTP:mrvolkswagen@hotmail.com] wrote: > I've had these up for two years now. Just in case, here they are again > http://www.knology.net/~vw/microbus/ > > Enjoy. > > Chris S. > www.knology.net/~vw/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maynard Southard" <echomhs@GIS.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:41 PM > Subject: Re: T-5 Microbus PowerPoint > > > > I thought the T-5 and the Microbus were two different vehicles. The T-5 > > pictures I've seen show a vehicle much like my Eurovan, with > cargo-van-like > > options - especially for the European market. The Microbus looks much > sleeker > > and stylish - more like the reincarnation that they did with the beetle > and > > intended to be a passenger van (maybe with some camping options, but > likely no > > cargo options). Have I got myself confused? > > > > Maynard Southard (OvO) '79 > > '86 Double Cab Diesel "Col. Potter" > > '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" > > '82 Vanagon GL Diesel "Sluggo" > > '02 EV GLS "AMPvan" > > '93 EV GL "Klinger" > > '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo" > > '84 Jetta GL TD "Donor" > > > > > > On Wednesday, January 01, 2003 8:50 PM, Harold Jaynes <HJaynes1@AOL.COM> > wrote: > > > Secondly, I love the Microbus that will be coming out in a few years. > I'll > > > definitely buy one. I went out and bought a Matchbox car in a local > > > supermarket of the T-5. Because I've had the flu the past few days, > I've had > > > some time to kill so I put together 56 images of the new Microbus in a > > > PowerPoint slide presentation. If anybody would like this, I would be > happy > > > to emailit. I've gotten them off of many foreign sites and many of the > > > pictures are great. There's even a Barbie T-5 now! Anyway, if anyone > would > > > like this, I'd be happy to to email the slide show. > > > > > > Thanks again for all the help. > > > > > > Harold Jaynes > > > Washington DC > > |
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