So Joel Walker says: > 63 Microbus 2 75 Bus 6 87 Vanagon 21 > 64 Microbus 7 76 Bus 17 88 Vanagon 7 > 65 Microbus 5 77 Bus 16 89 Vanagon 8 > 66 Microbus 16 78 Bus 23 90 Vanagon 14 > 67 Microbus 19 79 Bus 15 91 Vanagon 6 > > here, the 75's low numbers are noticeable, as are the numbers for 1983. > but that doesn't explain the 88's and 89's and 91's. > > i've tried to make some sense of it, and those model-change jitters are the > only thing i can come up with. but it doesn't explain all of the years that > are low. The 1983 are understandable. Thats the transition year from air to water. I would presume the 88 - 89 drop-off is from a hefty hit from minivan competition even though they do not have the camping/semi-camping equipment. Some people just have to have more power and trade off the practical/utility side. :P (That's just my guess) The 90 increase is because people realized what a stupid mistake it was to purchase the powerful but useless vehicles mention in the previous paragraph (see Shit-boxes) and so they decided to buy a real van instead. The 91 drop off is just reflecting the production drop-off of the discontinued Vanagon. :( Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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