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Date:         Tue, 6 Feb 1996 11:41:41 -0500 (EST)
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From:         William Alan Killian <killian@qnet.com>
Subject:      Re: EV Panel Van and Value

> > We couldn't be happier with our MV. > > I was looking for an MV Weekender when I bought my GL. VW's 800 number was > great at locating all the new EVs in the US. Took them about a week to do > it. Turned out that there were only 2 MV weekenders left, in Hawaii, and > they were both automatics, so I bought the GL.

No MV non-weekenders?

> > EV Panel Vans ARE sold in Canada at very low prices. I saw one at work in > > Montreal last week. Also, last fall I found a VW Dealer in Edmonton Alberta > > advertising on the NET. Their Transporter Panel Van, apparently available > > with a 2.4 litre 5-cylinder diesel engine, lists for $20,995 Canadian. That's > > about $15,785. US. Don't know what one would need to do in order to bring > > it into the States. > > That's an awesome price! [which makes me wonder, why does VW list the > basic van used to make the 95 camper at about 22K? I figured it SHOULD be > around 16K. If you add their 9K for the camper interior (cripes!) on top > of that, it still wouldn't be too expensive, and I'D be driving one today! > I doubt very much if you could import a diesel truck to use in California, > at least. As far as the rest of the US???

The camper is based on an extended length EV/T4, could that help explain it? Extra reinforcements on the bottom to allow the roof to be cut open?

> Don't understand why VW doesn't bring the trucks back to the US. People > are actually DRIVING those Japanese substitutes!

Thought it was protectionist tariffs and laws...

bill and diane killian zen and the art of ferrets


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