> The reason is that VW does not export its commercial vehicles to the US.
> This is for two reasons.  One is the limited market (has never been tested
> so how do they know?) the other is that there is a rather prohibitive import
> duty on commercial vehicles that isnt on passenger vehicles.

I remember that my '67 Kombi came with a seat to get around the
new "chicken tax" on German "trucks" in retaliation to the German
tax on our chickens.  Johnson was Prez--and not Andrew!  Is there
really STILL a tax on German "trucks?"

How does the Sprinter manage it?  There are 6-8 on my local
Dodge dealer's lot at any time--and they are selling.

                                Richard A Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado