Malcolm wrote: >J. D. Powers' survey was for the number of these things sold in 1990 >model year still owned by the original owners. How many of us here are the original owners of our Vanagons? Post me directly -- include the year -- I'll count 'em up and post in a few days. >VW no >longer actively sells busses in the US, and the survey was for the >long-discontinued Vanagon. I think VW never really understood the market >or marketing in the US -- the vehicles more often sold in spite of their >marketing than because of it. I was SO pissed when I went into a VW dealer to purchase a shiny brand new Vanagon, only to learn they'd been discontinued the year before. So I'm still driving my '82 ... Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "If you can't believe it's happening pretend it's a movie." ----- Andy Warhol -----
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