Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:16:16 -0900
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         vwvan82@ptialaska.net (Red Beetle '69)
Subject:      Original Vanagon Owners on list????? (was JD Powers study)

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 ...>
   
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