Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:32:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Henry Luhrs <Henry.Luhrs@NMR.BRUKER.COM>
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From:         Henry Luhrs <Henry.Luhrs@NMR.BRUKER.COM>
Organization: Bruker  Instruments Inc.
Subject:      Re: TDI mileage, TDI EV, Samba II
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Sorry, the name of the other van is Sharan. I guess I got the name Samba from
a previous post and didn't realize I was using it instead of Sharan. In either
case, It's a shame that they don't import them here.

Henry

> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Henry Luhrs wrote:
>
> > VW does make a TDI EV in Europe and uses a 5 cylinder TDI engine. It also
> > comes as a Syncro. They also make the Samba which is a smaller minivan
> > based on the passat chassis. They don't import either to the US.
> >
> > Henry
> >
>
> I thought the smaller Passat-based van was the "Sharan", identical to
> the Ford Galaxy, also not sold on these shores.  Is the Samba a special
> version of the Sharan?
>
> Joachim
>



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 Henry Luhrs (MA)
 hcl@bruker.com
 78 Bus - Big Blue (240 K Miles)
 85 Jetta GLI (Wife's) (280 K Miles)
 87 Syncro - Big Red (160 K Miles)
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