Date:         Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:08:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW Polo car to come to  America
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
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you're right ............
however they seem to want to sent us the fancy models only.....
thought that could change.
actually........the way the car industry is going ............hopefully,
they'll ship anything that will sell, rather than what will make the most
profit, so we could be in for these more exotic diesel and high mileage euro
cars .

 though personally, I think the best cars are ones that are a mobile living
room, bedroom, and perhaps kitchen.  - i.e. Vanaons.
Safety wise I like Honda Accord size cars, not mini-cars, and all those
giant pick up trucks........
mostly a waste of fuel and steel.

Mercedes has been good about keeping diesel cars in our market.
I think the main factor in not bringing in the modest euro cars, the small
and high mileage ones.......is the profit factor. There's just not as much
profit in a small or modest car as a more luxusrious ones, though now we may
be on a different playing field. "if only' ..........the economic decline
could work in favor of the health of the planet and envrinoment.
'Consumerism is Violent."
but send us your small cars, your high milage ones. Heck, charge extra for
them !


----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: VW Polo car to come to America


> Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes:
>
>> I think you can see this link without being on the New York Times free
>> online subscription
>>
>> http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/vw-polo-headed-to-america/?nl=wheels&emc=wheelsa1
>>
>
> Cool stuff -- too bad no pricing was mentioned.
>
> Wonder if we'll get that 60 MPG diesel version.  Sadly, history would
> say no, but then again VW has been one of the few marques that are
> willing to sell diesel passenger cars in the US.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL