Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:34:12 -0500
Reply-To: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Bus vs Vanagon, how times change
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OK, I'm about to agree with Andrew again and it's not even Christmas. ;-)
An addendum:
In Europe, the birthplace of the VW 'bus' any small vans designed to
carry people are called 'microbus' which is synonymous with the US
term 'minivan'. It is logical that microbus got shortened to 'bus'.
On 11/22/08, Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@gmail.com> wrote:
> Technically ANY van designed to carry people in the back is a "bus"
> (true MPV). For instance, Toyota marketed the Kombi-equivalent
> (bare-bones basic, with vinyl bench seats) Hiace as Minibus in some
> markets.
>
> The "Vanagon was only sold under this name in North America, a small
> fraction of its market; this is also the only market in which it was
> not regarded as a Type 2, which of course it is. Everywhere else it is
> called "Bus" along with the earlier Type 2s.
>
> So it is as correct to call a T3 a Bus as to so call a T1 or T2. There
> is no stretch in doing so. There is no "Bus vs Vanagon".
>
>> It seems like just a few years ago on this list and elsewhere it was
>> discussed and debated from time to time whether it was proper to call a
>> Vanagon a VW bus. Vanagon ads here and there mentioned 'bus' when
>> talking about Vanagons. Many were opposed and saw this as Vanagon people
>> trying to horn in on the aura or mystic of the older "real" VW vans.
>> Now, looking around, it seems the tables have completely turned.
>> Everywhere there are ads for older VW van stuff of all types that
>> prominently mention 'vanagon', surely a far larger stretch than calling
>> a Vanagon a bus was.
>
>
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
> Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada
> <goose1047@gmail.com>
>
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