Precisely what the head of VW has defined as the company's goal: to move up
market.

> From: WVVW <wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET>
> Reply-To: WVVW <wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET>
> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:10:39 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New T5 (Next generation Eurovan) pics posted!!!
>
> It looks just like a Chevy Astro!
>
> IMHO, VW has totally gone away from it's initial concept of producing
> affordable, easily maintained cars for the common man.  I mean, loosely
> translated, Volkswagen means 'people's car'.  With equipment like power,
> heated mirrors and heated, leather seats, the people that VW is marketing
> their cars (and soon trucks (again)) to are lawyers and plastic surgeons???
>
> Ol' Ferdinand is probably tossing in his grave...
> --
> Brian
> '85 Vanagon 7-passenger GL
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