> 
> Excuse me, but piece of shit????  Most of the major changes to the
> VW vans...or VWs in general which made them difficult to work
> on or less reilable (ie: wasserboxers) were the result of US
> mandated emission controls, safety equipment, etc. One could
> also say some of the changes were mandated by the market place...
> because of increased competition from Toyota, Nissan, hell even
> the US manufacturers...
> 
> The beetle was taken off the US and eventually the European market
> not because VW didn't want to sell it....but because the competition
> was able to do, what the average driver wanted, better. The same
> applies to the vans...the average driver just wants an appliance
> like that piece of shit Caravan.
> 
> Ric
> 

Well spoken....

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Steven

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