On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, ian Butler wrote:

> VW's design evolution more or less has kept pace with American machines.
> Look at a 1995 Chevy Van -- I bet you couldn't tell it apart from a 1975
> Vandura if the two were in the same condition.

Same was true of Ford vans from about 1972 to somewhere around 1992.  Even
the dashboard was basically unchanged.  The 1990 I used to drive still had
a foot-operated dimmer switch.  These vehicles aren't sold on the basis of
style.

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