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Date:         Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:21:31 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      The Routan is dead!?
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Interesting read:


http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/30/routan-bust-vw-asks-chrysler-to-stop-building-minivans-for-febr/


I am surprised sales are so low... having driven a Chrysler
mini-van for work and realizing it was a piece of due to bad suspension
and interior trim and then taking a Routan for a quick spin, Volkswagen
corrected those issues and made the vehicle actually quite nice for a
family with 2.4 children that need to get all their crap from home to
grandma's and back.  If I didn't need four wheel drive I would
seriously consider buying a Routan.


No the Routan isn't the
quality of a Volkswagen T5 Multivan - far from it!  But for under
30.000 it is a damn fine vehicle.  Volkswagen was smart with this can
'cause no body here would by an $80.000 T5 as people here want disposable
crap they can trade in after four years to drive.


David
Marshall
VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
 
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
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