Date:         Fri, 2 Feb 2007 07:27:07 -0600
Reply-To:     joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Frydaye Statz! ;) well ... of a sort.
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it ain't the Weakly Statz, just a recap of the VIN info i'm
collecting.

first, 2105 buses info collected for the years 1986-1993
(1980-1985 keep scrolling down)

1986 - 18.8 percent
1987 - 27.3 percent
1988 -  9.4 percent
1989 - 10.9 percent
1990 - 19.8 percent
1991 - 13.7 percent
1992 -  0.1 percent (only 2 of these showed up)
1993 -  0.0 percent (only 1 of these showed up)

of the transmission types,
18.3 percent syncros of all types
 0.1 percent 5-speeds, non-syncro
41.0 percent 4-speeds of all types
38.0 percent automatics of all types
 2.4 percent unknown transmission
 0.1 percent diesel engine (don't know if 5-speed or 4-speed)

for body types
 0.6 percent unknown
24.7 percent GL
 8.1 percent Wolfsburge Limited Edition
 5.7 percent Carat
 3.4 percent Multivan
 3.4 percent Camper (amazingly, exactly the same number as the
Multivans)
33.4 percent Camper GL
 1.6 percent Custom Camper (Adventurewagon, Country Homes, Dehler...
not westfalia)
 1.4 percent Syncro
 8.1 percent Syncro GL
 0.7 percent Syncro Camper
 6.6 percent Syncro Camper GL
 0.3 percent Syncro Custom Camper (not westfalia)
 0.1 percent Syncro panel truck
 0.0 percent Syncro Transporter (just one of these)

 0.8 percent Double-cab Pickup
 1.0 percent Syncro Double-cab Pickup
 0.0 percent Single-cab Pickup (only one of these)
 0.0 percent Syncro Single-cab Pickup (only one of these)
 0.0 percent Hannover Edition (only one)
 0.2 percent Kombi/Ambulance

for locations, California is, of course, the highest local for selling
buses. :)
followed by Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. ALL u.s.
states have had at least one vanagon for sale! :) even washington, dc.

canada had 63, sweden 3, germany 9, austria 1, UK 4, and south africa
1.
5 are from unknown locations ... didn't put where they were, and i
couldn't figure it out from the email or ad. :(
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1980-1985 vanagons, of which i have 1143

1980 - 7.5 percent
1981 - 11.9 percent
1982 - 17.6 percent
1983 -  9.5 percent
1984 - 26.9 percent
1985 - 26.5 percent

for transmissions,
71.1 percent 4-speeds of all types
20.6 percent automatics of all types
0.6 percent unknown
7.7 percent diesel (don't know if 4-speed or 5-speed)

for body types,
0.5 percent unknown (don't know if GL or Camper or what)
8.7 percent L
19.0 percent GL
1.4 percent Wolfsburg Limited Edition
4.1 percent Camper
26.6 percent Camper L
34.2 percent Camper GL
3.9 percent Custom Camper (Adventurewagon, Country Homes, Dehler...
not Westfalia)

1.1 percent Double-cab Pickup
0.5 percent Single-cab Pickup
0.3 percent Ambulance

and the locations are the same ol' story as the 86-93.
but for other-than-u.s., i have only 28 Canadian and 5 German.

have fun. :)
unca joel