in the US they're minivans all right..... they may not be 'mini' .........but they have only 'car' ground clearance....... plush interiors.....just big stretched out cars really, like overgrown station wagon with front engine and front wheel drive. they could be called 'car-vans' even. I wouldn't say they are very 'multi-purpose' myself. They are primarily intended for 'soccer moms' ...... familiar with the term ? in any case, a most generic, even boring people hauler .......like for in town mainly too. not too 'multi' actually. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <goose1047@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:58 PM Subject: Re: Friday - NVanagonC - Routan
>> "This could have been the Volkswagen of minivans; instead it's the >> Chrysler >> of VWs." > > Why, oh why do they persist in calling MPVs "minivans" in NA? They're > not vans at all. > > >> And VW wasn't about to mess with the most successful people >> carrier of all time. > > Say what? On what planet? |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.