Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:32:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Larry Sanford <lsanford@PAHRUMP.COM>
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From:         Larry Sanford <lsanford@PAHRUMP.COM>
Subject:      Fw:      Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Dalton <Robert.Dalton@NOAA.GOV>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url


>     I would love to have a diesel EV Camper.  What I would really, really
>     love is the long wheelbase Winnebago EV Camper with a TDI.  Being a
>     4X4 would be an extra added feature.  Unfortunately I don't think
>     diesel EVs will ever be sold in the USA.  But, I wonder...
>
>     Diesels are real popular in Canada.  I wonder if any EV diesel campers
>     are available in Canada.  Since Canadian vehicle requirements are very
>     similar to those in the USA, having a vehicle available in Canada
>     would mean that VW had satisfied the vehicle requirements for North
>     America.  It should be possible to import such a Canadian vehicle into
>     the USA.
>
>     Considering the German EV TDI, I wonder if air conditioning is an
>     option?  Hopefully, the TDI would have enough power for air
>     conditioning.
>
>
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>Subject: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
>Author:  cct_tom_niksch@CLASSIC.MSN.COM at EXTERNAL
>Date:    3/12/98 1:32 PM
>
>
>http://4wd.sofcom.com/News/1998/980224.VW.html
>
>I saw the pictures and the description, looks great, but I didn't see any
>referrence to the TDI or even Turbo diesel, just the 5cyl. diesel.
>Are we sure this was really a TDI?
>
>>>>
>At least the price-sheet said so, and with 102 HP it really should be one
!!!
><<<
>
>Do we know if  it is a long wheelbase or short?
>
>>>>
>The one one the pic is short wheelbase, as far as I know syncro is possible
>with long wb as well
><<<
>
>I'd really like to see a TDI or even a Turbo diesel in long wheelbase as a
>Transporter or an MV.
>
>Also could you post the URL of the VW German page?
>>>>
>http://www.vwn.de
>http://www.vw-online.de/
>http://www.vw-online.de/sharan/index_.htm
>
>Alan Pickersgill
>Ottawa, Ontario
>
>>>>
>I'd like best to see a V6 AUDI TDI (150 HP) and a manual 6-speed or 5 autoe
>tiptronic in it, 16'' MT wheels and at least 25 cm of groung clearence ...
>
>Tom N.
>Munich, Germany
>