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Date:         Sun, 10 Jan 1999 01:41:59 -0500
Reply-To:     David-M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
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From:         David-M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
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Subject:      Re: SUVs VS TINCANS!
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John Anderson wrote:
>
> Damn well better believe they are "station wagons" to the federal
> government.  VW was very picky about that classification early on as it
> allowed them to avoid the import taxes levied against them in the "truck"
> arena.  The main reason the single and dual cabs never found their ways in
> greater numbers into the country.  Most state titles I have seen in the mid
> atlantic and elsewhere I have purchased vans (PA, WV, DC, MD, NJ, VA) carry
> the proper "station wagon" designation on the origional title and continue


My New York title says body/hull 'VAN'.
I wonder if the designation on the title affects auto insurance rates.
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