Date:         Fri, 26 Jun 1998 02:59:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: '99 Eurovans!
Comments: To: Victor Wong <vwong1@IX.NETCOM.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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It most certainly wasn't a 99, but while I was coaching at the Atlanta
Olympics(Whitewater Slalom), the German team cruised up in a VR6 Eurovan
that came on loan from a dealer in Atlanta.  It was cool then and the 99
model sitting in front of Noth Point VW mazda is just as cool.  Sticker
says $32.8K.  Lets see, we paid $32 K for our 1300 sq. ft. house back in
1979.  BTW, the EV is located in NLR  AR.  North Point's phone is
501-945-5353.  The new Passat wagon and sedan look cool too.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel  90 GL
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> From: Victor Wong <vwong1@IX.NETCOM.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: '99 Eurovans!
> Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 10:30 AM
>
> Although I'm no longer an active list subscriber, I still routinely
> scan the archives every week or so.  The latest archives contained a
> couple of posts about '99 Eurovans arriving at US Volkswagen dealers.
> I called around locally and found that Vasek Polak Volkswagen in
> Hermosa Beach had just received a silver Eurovan GLS.  I immediately
> went to check it out.  The salesman essentially knew nothing about the
> vehicle, knew nothing about whether more vans were to arrive, and knew
> nothing about Volkswagen's plans for the Eurovan.  The van itself was
> gorgeous:  VR6 engine ("detuned" to 140 hp per the salesman),
> sunroof/moonroof, climate control, extremely roomy interior (seems
> even larger than my Vanagon).  Didn't have time for a test drive.
>
> Was there any prior warning that VW was going to start selling the VR6
> Eurovans in the US, or did they just start arriving on our shores?
> Does anyone know what VW's plan for the Eurovan?  I'm surprised that
> there hasn't been any activity on the list regarding these new
> developments!
>
> Victor Wong
> '88 Wolfsburg GL
> Palos Verdes, CA