Date:         Thu, 9 Nov 1995 23:10:46 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         rickgo@halcyon.com (Rick Gordon)
Subject:      Re: local VWs for sale; auto show

At 1:30 PM 11/9/95, Dan Herbert wrote:
>On Thu, 9 Nov 1995 03:20:50 -0500 Rick Gordon wrote:
>
>VW Canada is also planning a major hike to EV prices
>with the V6.  My dealer estimates CDN$ 10,000 - $15,000 (!).
>The dealers are dismayed (to understate).
>

This is certainly higher by US$: 7000 - 10000 !
Just for a bloody engine improvement?

>As for the current EV, MSRP is $39,256 (5-speed) and $40,306
>(auto).  Furnace is compulsory option ;-{
>Additional becnh is $670
>

These sound pretty much the same as VW USA prices, but thats not a big
surprise. But wait, are these Westfalias or EuroBagos?

>Adding Freight and PDI, air conditioning tax, gas guzzler
>tax, and 15% (!) sales taxes (Ontario), the manual will run
>$46,500.
>

What does it take to qualify as a gas-guzzler there?
And I didn't think it had flourocarbon air conditioning - or does everyone
in Canada have to pay for past transgressions?

-rick

Rick Gordon
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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