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Subject:Re: How long will Vanagons be made in RSA?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 26 Apr 2001 12:03:31 +1200

>The bad news:
>Rumors are that the right-hand driven T3 from SA will be discontinued next
>year.
>The T4 goes to SA, while in Germany the T5 starts.
>
>The good news:
>The T3 will be built in Brazil (?), just like the T2 now. That means: left
>hand driven (isn�t it?) and a catalytic convertor, still with the Audi5
>inline.
>
>
>None of these news is 100% proof. However, that would be GREAT!
>
>LHD may be a step back for the Aussis, but I don�t care! ;-)
>Andrew, is New Zealand also RHD?
>
>Raimund

Hi Raimund

BAD news. I hope it's wrong! But I thought the T4 was already in production
in Brasil, with T2 production transferred to Mexico.

NZ is RHD. Brasil makes RHD vehicles, but they are rustbuckets. At least
the 80s T1/T2 hybrids sold here were!

Andrew