Date:         Thu, 28 Oct 1999 20:09:28 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: German Golfs (was RE: Diesels in California?!)
Comments: To: Southard Family <southard@GIS.NET>
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Ok, I decline! The 3rd gen. Golfs did come from Mx, though.

PerL

Southard Family wrote:

> I surveyed the cars at my dealer's lot.  The window stickers show country
> of manufacture.  The Golfs all say Germany.  The Cabrios, Jettas and New
> Beetles say Mexico.  I'm certain mine came from Germany, because I ordered
> it in July and was given regular updates from VW on its production status
> and when it left port in Germany for Boston.
>
> Maynard
> '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
> '93 EV GL "Klinger"
> '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Per Lindgren [SMTP:lindgre@online.no]
> Sent:   Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:39 AM
> To:     Southard Family
> Cc:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Re: Diesels in California?!
>
> Southard Family wrote:
>
> > Per, the Golfs are made in Germany (at least my TDI was).
>
> Really? I thought that all Golfs and Jettas for the North American market
> was
> produced in Mexico. They even put together the Cabrio there. I know that
> the VR6
> engines were imported to Mexico from Germany.
>
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i