You'e right, it doesn't cost $8.00 a gallon. It costs more like $12.00 a gallon once you figure out how much of your income tax goes to getting the oil to our shores. That can't be all of the story, there has to be a market for these convenient, well-thought-out things. Jim On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 6:44 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Two reasons: Gas doesn't cost $8/gallon here, and few American's will pay > $100k for these when they can get a used motorhome three times the size for > half the price. It's why we keep putting money into our Vanagons. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Steven Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:27 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: VW Camper Conversion Showdown > > Why oh why aren't these offered in the US!!!? > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIUwrCRNj3M > > > Steven > 91 Westy > |
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