In a message dated 3/26/06 4:29:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, syncro@GMAIL.COM writes:
> Contrary to what has been mentioned here, the are some Carats running > around w/o all the power options. It starts to sound to me like the > Wolfsburg and Champagne Edition ploy where VW labeled certain models > and added a few extra goodies to differentiate it from the regular GL > sometime in the middle of the production year. I have certainly seen a > number of Carats side by side with a GL of the same vintage where the > GL was better equipped than the Carat. > > hmm. must be a Bay area thing. every US model carat ive ever seen, in person, or online, has been fully loaded with power windows, mirrors, cruise, locks alloys, sideskirts, etc. all the same options. only variatons were the color of the paint. and all are 89-91 only. the carat badge was not a dealer add-on. i think that most people here will agree that the carats were pretty much made all the same.. im not talking about owner-modified vans such as my 84 wolfy where i stuck a carat badge on the hatch, and installed a carat interior either.. chris |
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