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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font color="#0000FF">Just got back fro a
1700 mile round trip in the bus.&nbsp; The SVX ran flawlessly, and
averaged about 20mpg on the highway at 78mph.&nbsp; The weddle 5 speed
really showed its merits on this trip.&nbsp;I have nothing but great
things to say about it.&nbsp; My only question:&nbsp; Why in the hell
didn't VW give our beloved vanagons a setup like
this?</font></blockquote>
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<div>That may be because at that time VW was bust taking the FUN out
of its vehicles... the Golf 1/Scirocco&nbsp; was the last fun
new-design VW (because it went so well and handled as if on
rails).</div>
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<div>The last rear-engined Type 2 threatened to be fun (because it too
handled)... so VW pulled the plug by designing an unreliable botchup
of an engine, combined with a weak trans and bad electrics.</div>
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