>         Somehow, the idea that VW is going to flood the market with 120K
>         butt-ugly vehicles beginning in 2004 seems, to me, a bit more than
>         over-the-top stupid. Aside from the cult mythology of the original
>         microbus, WHY do they think there'll be a market for the
>         faux-Microbus here?

Yeah, yeah.  People used to whine about the New Beetle as well.  I've seen
the Microbus concept IN PERSON and I must say that pictures don't do it
justice.

Here's a link to the story by VW Vortex:

http://www.vwvortex.com/news/index_microbus_0602.html

Chris,

'85 Westy.