In a message dated 4/5/04 3:37:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes:
> IMHO it is only a Bluestar if it was labeled as such. Delivery by VW was > OUTSIDE the US. Only Wolfsburg Editions were sold here. Hannover Editions > (Whitestar, Bluestar, Redstar -- not Tristar) were sold in Europe. > > Calling your Wolfsburg Edition a Bluestar (or other colors) when it was a US > Spec Wolfsburg Edition IMO is misleading. Makes most people think they are > looking at a European Delivery vehicle. In many parts of this country (USA), > such > a pedigree can fetch a higher price than a similarly spec'd US Delivery > vehicle. > > BenT > the only difference between a Euro spec '89 Hannover Ed. "Blue Star" or "White Star" and a US spec '89 Wolfsburg Ed.(other than the obvious DOT and emission differences) is that the euro one was sold in europe. the vehicle is the same otherwise.. same interior, same upholstry, same paint, same options standard, except A/C which was an option in europe, standard on the 89 wolfsburg in the US. actually the european van doesnt have the word "Blue Star"/"White Star" anywhere on it.. only on the sales sticker. so anyway folks, if you want to be correct, stick some black "hannover edition" badges in place of your black "wolfsburg edition" badges, and then you have yourself a Bluestar/Whitestar :<) anyway ben i hope you dont mind me continuing to call them Bluestar/Whitestar, i just like the way it sounds, and i think of them as the US version of the same model in europe.. :<) chris '84 wolfsburg/carat/GT <--really is! ;<) |
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