Date:         Sun, 22 Aug 1999 21:03:47 -0700
Reply-To:     A & C Grobey <alien1@JPS.NET>
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From:         A & C Grobey <alien1@JPS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fullsize Pickup Truck from VW?
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Per, what is the name of that mini-van style car that I've seen in Europe
that has a VW version as well as a Japanese version?  Do you know which one
I mean?  It has four doors like a car but
it looks like a mini-van.

Not that I want one.  just curious about it.  It is always interesting to
see the cars they have in Europe that they decide not to sell in the US.
I've always felt VW could sell the Polo's here.

Alan Grobey
'91 Carat
Sherwood, OR


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Per Lindgren
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 4:14 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Fullsize Pickup Truck from VW?


JordanVw@aol.com wrote:

> Toyota is already out with it's contribution into the VW class too....
> have you seen the Toyota pickup rebadged as a VW?  it comes in a 2 or 4
door
> pickup, with 4wd.  i have a pic of one i saw in belgium last year, on my
> website.

Seen it, and driven it. It is really a Hilux, with VW badges. Why, you might
ask? Well, Toyota wanted to have the car produced somewhere in Europe, and
VW
didnt have any pickup in that class, it filled the gap between the Caddy and
Transporter. It wa produced at the Hannover plant, as both VW and Toyota.
The
German production was discontinued in 1996.

Did you know that the Quantum sedan was produced in Japan in the 80s, by
none
other than Nissan. I am not sure if it had VW or Nissan badges, it was
called
the Santana, just like in Europe, South America, and China.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i