Date:         Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:45:36 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Buying a VW and picking it up at the factory in Germany: the
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Comments: To: Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net>
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:55:56 -0700, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Nope. That concept was officially put on hold by VW earlier this year because it
> wouldn't (couldn't ) fly in the NA market. Being re-designed as an international
> microbus and won't be out until around 2007.
> Jerry
>
>

I was in the San Francisco International Auto Show on Thanksgiving.
Spoke to the VW Factory Rep (not the usual VW dealer rep). She said VW
is definitely bringing the T5 but not for 2005. Most likely a year
later. She also said they were told that there is definitely NO plans
to build the New Bus as their marketing research told them there is
not enough of a "world market" for it.

BenT