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> ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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