Date:         Thu, 2 Apr 1998 22:17:05 -0800
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From:         Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fox (VW, but not vanagon)
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At 12:57 AM 4/3/98 EST, JordanVw wrote:
>In a message dated 98-04-02 23:24:08 EST, zsch3885@URIACC.URI.EDU writes:
>
><< I am looking at buying a 1991 Fox Wolfsburg for my girlfriend.  I don't
> know much about them.  Any advice/experience would be greatly
appreciated. >>
>
>
>they're made in Mexico, not too bad of a car.
>
>chris
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Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!!!!  WRONG

They were made in Brazil.  Known at VW at the time as "Project 3".  The
cause of their demise was that Brazil decided they wanted a cut of VW
profits and attached an export tax to all newly manufactured cars being
shipped out of Brazil, which caused the great low price of an entry-level
car to soar here in the US.

VW was very ticked and threatened to pull their entire operation out of
Brazil, and being one of Brazil's largest employers they eventually
relented.  But it was too late, the damage was done and the Fox died.

I love my 91 Fox Wagon GL.  Just turned over 60k miles on it yesterday.  I
love getting 32+ mpg and it's fully loaded with every option the original
owner did when he bought it (happens to be my best buddy too).


Jim Thompson
84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Beetle * 90 Fox Wagon
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