Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:42:42 -0600
Reply-To:     joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: 2010 Beetle Design
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> Has nothing to do with Vanagons.
>> http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/20/new-details-emerge-about-2010-vw-beetle/?icid=200100125x1215650562x1201041669


well, yeah, it kinda does ... cause this is the same car manufacturer
that MIGHT just build another bus for sale in the u.s.  ... and what
they do/screw up with the beetle is a good indication of what they'll
do/screw up with the new bus ... IF it ever gets built. and whether
they come through with the new beetle for the u.s. and whether it gets
really screwed up is what we can expect from them in the future. :(
so by looking at what paths they take now will tell us what to expect
from them in the marketing years to come. and what this new beetle
tells me is that we can basically forget about any new u.s. buses for
at least 5-10 years. :(

unca joel