Date:         Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:17:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW's 'new' van
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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I've been envious of these Sprinters too but just realized it wouldn't *feel
* like a Vanagon at all, would it?

Has anyone checked the turning radius on a Sprinter?  I love the Vanagon's.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:59 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Karl.
>
> Sure would be nice to see a meld of Westy and a microbus of some kind.
> (or better a new Brick...... but then I dare to dream --- ;^)
>
> I think I'd be in a Sprinter conversion before getting into a converted
> Routan.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Karl Mullendore
> <groups@westyventures.com> wrote:
> > 'Tis quite possible. Several people, including myself, met with a rep
> from
> > Westfalia last month. I had dinner with the dude. :-) He also had other
> > meetings with key people in the US RV industry, the owner of
> westfalia.org,
> > and the designer of the Verdier concept camper. According to the rep,
> > Westfalia is dead serious about re-entering the US market. Since the
> Routan
> > is the only current/new VW van for North America, the plan is to use that
> > one. However...noises continue to be heard that under VW's new leadership
> > the Microbus concept may not be so dead after all. Stay tuned...
>



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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (USS Tinosa)
'86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah)
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