>It's very wishful thinking. It isn't a matter of getting them crash
>tested or emissions tested. Frankly they simply won't pass current
>safety requirements. A lot of new safety requirments have been
>instituted since 1992. Among them are air bags (they ain't in the SA
>ones from the pictures I've seen), 5 mph bumpers on "cars" (I'm not
>sure the Vanagon's are even 2.5mph approved ones.) I believe the
>engines would also have to be OBD compliant (probably OBD II since
>1997). While the inline 4 and 5 cylinder engines could meet this last
>with little effort by VW, it is highly unlikely (due to expense) that
>VW would ever see a profit in making the Wasserboxer OBD compliant.

All late-model South African vans use the 2.6 Audi five.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut