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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 > > > > > __________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com


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