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Date:         Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:49:08 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: bus?
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>Buses, as in school buses are roundier, like Bay Buses are, Vanagons are >boxy.

I see some pretty boxy buses around... all of the modern ones.

>Chassis and development wise....................vanagons are a whole fresh >sheet of paper, where 'Buses' are a continuation of one concept from the >beginning of 'VW Bus'. Except for the rear engine location being the >same, Vanagons are as different from VW Buses as Eurovans are different from >Vanagons, or close to.

The "Eurovan" was only called that in North America... in Japan IT was the Vanagon.

>Thirdly. Buses were named and called 'VW Bus'

That's not an official name, just a nickname.

>and vanagons are named and >called vanagons.

Not in most places... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut ‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University "There is water at the bottom of the ocean" - Talking Heads


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