Is there a "safe" highway between northeastern Brazil and Central/North America? That would be a neat trip, assuming one can import a Brazilian vehicle into the U.S. But, then, Bush was just in Brazil and was all kinds of promising trade agreement willingness with that country. SamC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 3:07 PM Subject: Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
> Dear Volkswagen, > It has recently come to my attention that you are still > making VW Vans in Brazil. > As strange as it may seem I believe there is still a market > for the VW 'bus' in the US/Canada, both the standard passenger model > & a camper model such as the Westfalia. > Just how difficult would it really be to make an export > model in Brazil that meets the North American legalities? VW has to > already be making enough off the shelf parts to outfit a van for the > north American market and has a variety of engines that would work > well. It's just a matter of putting the Brazilian plant and the off > the shelf parts together. > I'd like to urge you to give this idea some thought. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > > With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington. |
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