> The reason is that VW does not export its commercial vehicles to the US. > This is for two reasons. One is the limited market (has never been tested > so how do they know?) the other is that there is a rather prohibitive import > duty on commercial vehicles that isnt on passenger vehicles. I remember that my '67 Kombi came with a seat to get around the new "chicken tax" on German "trucks" in retaliation to the German tax on our chickens. Johnson was Prez--and not Andrew! Is there really STILL a tax on German "trucks?" How does the Sprinter manage it? There are 6-8 on my local Dodge dealer's lot at any time--and they are selling.
Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
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