Date:         Sat, 1 Dec 2007 15:25:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: What is VW Thinking?
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If VW could not sell the EV, as usable a minivan as that was, they
won't do any better with a Caravan knock-off.  IMHO.

They should have put a sliding door on the driver's side of the EV.
I bet that was a big objection for a lot of the soccer moms.

Allan

On Dec 1, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Tim Schneider wrote:

> I'm in that exact demographic.  The van of choice is the Honda, or
> Toyota if you have more money.   Had an 02 EV MVWK with the vr6.
> Sold it and picked up a Honda element.  The Syncro westy won out.
>
> Couldn't practically justify having two vans, although the EV drove
> really nice and definitely inspired some envy from the likes of
> other minivan owners
>
> They won't sell many of them. Where is the differentiation?
>
> The retro bus idea would have done well stateside,  just like the
> beetle has IMHO
>
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