Date:         Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:35:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Awesome new Westfalia
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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The 25% tariff imposed on trucks imported to the US may have something to
do with it too... that's going to bump up VWs price point quite a bit. That
gives anything domestically built on a truck chassis a *huge* price advantage.

If it was a car, it would only get hit with a 2.5% tariff.

Tim


At 10:03 AM 12/20/2006 -0800, Anthony Egeln wrote:
>In speaking with a VW sales manager, he says that VW won't import the
>California here because for what they cost, most Americans would rather
>buy a (bigger) RV instead of a van based camper.  I think that when the
>Vanagon Westys were on the market here, there wasn't nearly the variety of
>RVs available as today.  The price of fuel must also have something to do
>with the popularity of van based campers in Europe.
>Anthony
>'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
>
>
>Kimmons Anthony <vanagon@ANTHONYKIMMONS.COM> wrote: HA! Of course we have
>the "Eurovan"!
>
>Wondering if there is anything we could do to bring these to this
>market?
>Do any good to write letters? Seems like VW has pretty much abandoned
>this market here.
>Not that I could afford one, but if I start saving now... hmmm??
>
>
>
>
>
>On Dec 19, 2006, at 2:48 PM, Sharon Mendonca wrote:
>
> > Don't you love how the new campers are called "California" and yet
> > they're not available anywhere in the U.S.!!!
> >
> >   Sharon Mendonca
> >
>
>
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