Date:         Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:50:18 -0700
Reply-To:     THOMAS IN GEORGIA <vilaamerica@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         THOMAS IN GEORGIA <vilaamerica@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
              -Brazilian
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I would buy one from Europe too - and I have,,,,got it shipped over for free,, thanks US Army,,,,, buyying one in Brazil would be gambling your money away!

  Thomas

vt <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote:
  But, the Pan Am, I believe, goes south via Ecuador, Chile etc...

And, if I was to tvl to Brazil for a vehicle, I'd probably be better off
ordering a new one from Europe, and taking delivery there for transhipment
to the states from there.
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "THOMAS IN GEORGIA"
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these
days? -Brazilian


> You Can take the Pan-American highway, goes all the way to the most
> southern tip of South America. Almost impossible to cross right before
> Columbia, bad roads, flood zone, if you get past that to Columbia, I'd say
> 70 percent of Columbia is not under government control, scary. It takes
> about a month to cross and I've only seen it done by jeep or motorcycle.
> If you are going to go get one in Brazil, let me know! I been there 11
> times.
>
> Thomas
>
> JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 4/8/07 8:57:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> samcvt@COMCAST.NET writes:
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>
> any '07 Brazillian model VW that is in the US is here illegally..
>
> ive seen some mid '90's Brazillian buses here, theyre all running swapped
> vins or are from states like maine and VT which dont care what you drive
> on the
> road...
>
> chris
>
>
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