I was told by a German friend that it is kind of an obsolete expression...
like Groovy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Javier Zavala" <zavlomja@EC-RED.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: What is Fahrvergnugen?

> "The pleasure of driving"    is the meaning (I have a german friend
> visiting, that`s how I know)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rachel Cogent <cogent@GNTECH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 9:11 AM
> Subject: What is Fahrvergnugen?
>
>
> > I have a sticker on my rear window it says FAHVERGNUGEN, so I wondered
> what
> > it means.
> >
> >
> > June 1992
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Dear Tom and Ray:
> >
> >
> > What is Fahrvergnugen? No one we know has any idea, including one who
> speaks
> > German. We're beginning to think it's a made-up word and doesn't mean
> > anything. Debbie
> >
> > Ray: Farhvergnugen is the slogan Volkswagen started using in its
> > advertisements a couple of years ago. When we first saw it, we thought
it
> > was German for "precipitous decline in U.S. sales."
> >
> > Tom: But after checking with three prominent gastroenterologists and the
> > doorman over at the German Consolate, we've determined that it actually
> > translates to "the pleasure of driving."
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Credit:
> > http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/Archive/1992/June/07.html
> >