Date:         Sat, 4 Feb 2006 20:36:00 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Of course a vanagon is a bus!
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>The engine is in the rear and a VW logo is on the front, so as far
>as I'm concerned the lineage is sufficient for us to
>refer to Vanagons as buses if we so desire.  Our beloved Vanagons
>are only called this in North America (as far
>as I know).  I know that in some places they are called Transporters
>and in South Africa they were called a Bus -
>sometimes Mini-bus, until they halted production in 2002.  So I'm
>driving a Vanagon that I sometimes refer to as a
>bus. :-)  If I could find one of those SA Mini-Bus logos or
>whatever, I'd put it on my bus in a flash.
>
>Warren L.
>88 Westy Bus  (be proud of your Vanagon's heritage!)

Microbus & Caravelle in RSA. Dunno about the basic versions.

However, wherever and whenever they were made, ALL Type 2s are
Transporters, no badge needed... hence VW's own designation of T1
(Split), T2 (Bay) and our own T3... the T stands for Transporter.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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