Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (October 2005, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:08:23 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Protest Volkswagen over copyright infringements
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

How many of us are on this list??? 100? 500? 1000?

Would it not be at least an eyebrow lifter if in the VW Towers of Power they received a formal protest with the signatures of hundreds of vanagon owners on it??

VW is making a colossal mistake in exercising this negative attitude about their name being associated with things. They could do so much, gain so much publicity, a lot of it free, for their products, if they connected themselves to things. Th could build a product loyalty that you wouldn't beleive. But are they doing that?? No. Instead they are digging themselves a hole. I for one, at this point, will never buy one of their new products. It will be American or Japanese next time. The Vanagon is from an era that has passed, and may eventually become supported entirely by the aftermarket folks, just like the old Beetles and Buses. A crappy corporate culture will permeate all the way down to the bottom, and eventually result in the erosion of the customer base. Those turkeys are really blowing it.

My $0.02.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.