Bryan - I think you could be very correct on this. Like I said I received the letter from VWoA that said they had no plans to build another Vanagon/Bus type vehicle. However, I think that could have been a smoke screen. Why else would they respond so quickly to the letters we wrote? They also called and called (although I never spoke to anyone - phone tag). I think it's very possible - I just hope it's less flash and more utility. They could really hit a home run if they use the same approach they did with the New Beetle - that as we all know and have discussed - was a huge success. Keeping my fingers crossed. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:45 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > Putting all the pieces together it seems that there is quite a possibility > that VW will build the microbus here. I do thing that VW will NEVER admit > it > until they start production. That would only hurt Routan sales. Then again, > if the Routan is a success (doubtful but not impossible) the 2 vans really > aren't competition for one another so they could actually co-exist. > > Bryan
-- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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