Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 96 14:11:58 CDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      Re: Nine Seater Vanagon?

On Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:36:29 -0500 Tom Forhan said:
>He was wondering if it was possible to get a vanagon with nine seats.
>I think not in the US market, but what about Europe or Canada?

the most i've ever seen was an 8-person vanagon: a split-bench in front
with no walk-through. BUT!!! if you had the same bus with the 3-person
middle seat, THAT would be a 9-person carrier.

but i don't THINK they sold that over here. but i'm not sure.

now, down in South Africa (so how come places "below" the equator are always
"down"??? what if the world is upside-down to begin with??), they sell the
buses as 10-seaters!! cause they put some "seats" over the engine. these
little "jump seats" face backwards, and the occupants can't get out by them-
selves (someone has to open the rear hatch from the outside) ... unless they
scamper over the 3rd seat. :)

Mercedes-Benz makes a model called an MB100, which is a front-engined bus
(looks a little like a Vanagon) that comes as a 9-seater. but then, they don't
sell it over here either.

joel