Date:    Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:31:21 -0400
From:    Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: VW van count

I might see 7 vanagons in a year .... here in Pgh.

            

I prolly see 7 a day....
Where I live, VWs of most persuasions are common and T3s are a daily
sighting, but in many cases for a slightly unusual reason...

In the Blue Mountains in NSW, there is a relatively large enclave of the
Brethren....
Now, it appears that the local Grand Poobah has decreed that thou shalt
drive a VW Caravelle and they all do.
Some years back they all drove T3s, however these days many have
progressed to the T4s with the hand-me-down T3s going to the younger
families, still financially finding their feet.
With the recent release of the T5 here in Oz, no doubt we will see the
more affluent upgrading in the near future, and the hand-me-down cycle
will continue. 

It's generally the women folk you see out & about in them, running their
large families around, so the Caravelle is the perfect choice of
practical vehicle....so most T3s I see include a driver with the
familiar head scarf.

The fact that the T3 did not come standard with a radio in Oz (which was
actually better cos you got to choose your own preferred level of sound
system) was always a reason we heathens said they liked the VW
Caravelle. The Brethren, at least our local ones, tend to shun the
electronic media. These days when they buy a T4 or presumably a T5, they
actually pay to have the radio (now standard), removed and discarded....

That concludes my useless VW trivia for today...

Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi...whose original brake master cylinder just
started leaking a few spots onto the floor.                      
                            Now I know what I'm doing next weekend...:(
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top (ex-Aust Army)