And then there's the Touaran to go along with Touareg, which I guess is the
replacement for the Ford/VW joint venture minivan that was the VW Sharan and
the Ford Galaxie (in Europe, mind you...  I don't think the Touran, now and
all-VW design, is coming to this side of the pond).

Personally, I always felt a bit ludricous about the name of my VW Dasher.  A
friend went to Ireland shortly after I got it and scoured the VW dealers
there for a a "Passat LD" badge (the car was an '81 diesel wagon).  I had to
settle for a "Passat L."

I have a "Transporter" badge on my '85 Vanagon GL (also not a name I was
terribly fond of).

Donald Baxter
Iowa City

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Head ON Vanagon COLLISION pics - Vehicle Names

> But the Touareg get around on camels, not VWs of any sort.  They are
> sometimes known as the "men in blue" because the men ride across the
desert
> on their camels in blue robes with their heads wrapped in blue turbans.
>
> However, they are not totally committed to traditional ways.  (Actually,
> they'd probably drop all of their traditional ways if they had the money
to
> try anything else.)  I've heard caravans of Touareg traders cross the
> Nigerien bush in the cool of night  - smoking cigarettes and listening to
> boom boxes.  Hooking up those double batteries on a camel is really
tricky,
> too.
>
> And they should definitely get royalties from Toyota for the use of their
> name, IMHO.
>
>
>
> Joy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of David Marshall
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Head ON Vanagon COLLISION pics - Vehicle Names
>
>
> Sounds like you are saying the name wrong!  Probably because you are
> spelling it wrong - TOUAREG.
>
> The Touareg are a group of nomadic people in Africa - the Paris Dakar
Rallye
> logo is an image of a Touareg - pronounced too-a-reg with the a being very
> soft.
>
> The Touareg people endure all extremes and can go anywhere.  I kind of
like
> the name that VW choose for the vehicle.   It goes with all their other
> African names, Scirocco, Corrado.. etc...
>
> In a few years I think I will buy a Touareg - I can't afford a new one.
The
> Touareg is only real alternative to the Syncro if you don't mind loosing
> some interior space and gaining a lot of creature comforts.
>
> David Marshall
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: March 12, 2004 8:55 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Head ON Vanagon COLLISION pics
>
>
> In a message dated 3/12/04 9:59:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, gull@GULL.US
> writes:
>
>
> > 1. Charade
> > 2. Gremlin
> > 3. Citation
> > 4. Aspire
> >
> >
> >
>
> id like to add "Toureg" to that list.     sounds like "toe rag"  and its a
> rather stupid name if you ask me..
> chris