Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:18:43 -0500
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Fwd: Re: Re: OT: Eurovan forum information?
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net<BR>Date: Oct 18, 2012 9:17:37 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Re: OT: Eurovan forum information?<BR>To: mcperdue@GMAIL.COM<BR></SPAN> <BR></DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>That chicken tax has been around since the 70's and is the reason more Vanagons, especially Westys, were not sold in the USA. It is why Chrysler (Dodge? someone) lays claim to lie that they created the minivan (my '59 Westy was a "minivan", as was my '55 barn door). That tax greatly inflated the price of the Volkswagen Transporter and so reduced their sales to the point where they said to h**l with the USA market.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 10/17/12, <SPAN>Marc Perdue<mcperdue@GMAIL.COM></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">I found the answer to my 2nd question already on Wikipedia: "The U.S.<BR>market does not receive the T5 Transporter range due to it being classed as<BR>a light truck, which thereby automatically includes a 25% extra tax (known<BR>as the chicken tax <<A class=parsedLink href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax" target=_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax</A>>) on<BR>importation into the US. The passenger vans were the worst selling vans in<BR>the North American market in 2003, when VW North America sold the last<BR>Eurovans in the United States." Darn chicken tax!!! Y'all know darn well<BR>Perdue's don't like chicken taxes . . .<BR><BR>Marc<BR><BR>On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Marc Perdue <<A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail href="mailto:mcperdue@gmail.com" target=_blank>mcperdue@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Is there a Eurovan forum like there is a Vanagon forum? Did VW stop making<BR>> Eurovan campers after 2003?<BR>><BR>> The point of these questions is that I'm highly frustrated with my van<BR>> right now and thinking about getting a newer van. Yes, I said it. After<BR>> coming home last night to work on cleaning grounds to fix the idle problem,<BR>> before I could replace the blown paper speakers, fix the hazard light<BR>> switch, and fix the potable water pump, I found a pool of coolant under the<BR>> van, for something like the 20th time. Don't get me started on ill-fitting<BR>> exhaust pipes. I worked on fixing the coolant leak till 10 PM last night so<BR>> that I'd have a way to get to work this morning. Grrr... Try shoving a 1/4"<BR>> fuel line on a 7 mm fitting with hot coolant spraying out sometime; you'll<BR>> understand some of my frustration. Local, quick parts sourcing is a MAJOR<BR>> problem with this van anymore.<BR>><BR>> Anyway, if anybody on the list has experience with Eurovans and could fill<BR>> me in, off-list, on some of the fun issues I may be looking at there, I'd<BR>> love to hear about it. It might make me take my van to the body shop after<BR>> all . . .<BR>><BR>> On a positive note, my new iPhone is coming tomorrow!!!<BR>><BR>> Sigh...<BR>> Marc<BR>><BR></DIV></DIV><BR></div>
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