On 11/14/05, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Graz????? if you have a syncro, you'll FRY the VC by running tyres of
> different size. VC cost
> about $1000+ M
>

Nah, it's a rare, UNcoveted "base model"--2WD, power nothing, no wing
windows, black metal bumpers, tweed upholstery, unpadded dash. I think these
were fairly rare here in the US. They brought the "no frills" model back in
'90-'91, perhaps so the dealer could have ONE and claim "Vanagons starting
at X-thousand dollars!" and then up-sell(AKA bait and switch) you when you
came for the cheap car. I've never seen another anywhere. I suspect all the
base models were made at the Graz factory, as all the non-westy 90-91
syncros I've seen for sale have been strikingly similarly equipped.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"