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Date:         Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:44:07 EDT
Reply-To:     Blbachman@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Blaine Bachman <Blbachman@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: European VW delivery
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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A quick call to the dealer confirmed that VWoA discontinued their "Pick it up
in Germany" program a few years ago; evidently it was too costly for them!


Though not applicable to this group, Saab still does it, but it is severely
limited - they have set a quota of only a couple hundred per year.


Another possibility is that the car was purchased new, with US safety and
emissions specs, by a G.I. or state department employee overseas.  An Air
Force friend of mine returned from a stint in Italy with a mid-eighties
Caravelle (Vanagon) with a turbo diesel. Neat car until he blew the turbo on a
trip to Alaska - I think he eventually was able to work some Passat parts into
the mix to get it fixed and running, tho'.


-Blaine
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