Is there a "safe" highway between northeastern Brazil and Central/North
America?  That would be a neat trip, assuming one can import a Brazilian
vehicle into the U.S.

But, then, Bush was just in Brazil and was all kinds of promising trade
agreement willingness with that country.
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?

> Dear Volkswagen,
>         It has recently come to my attention that you are still
> making VW Vans in Brazil.
>         As strange as it may seem I believe there is still a market
> for the VW 'bus' in the US/Canada, both the standard passenger model
> & a camper model such as the Westfalia.
>         Just how difficult would it really be to make an export
> model in Brazil that meets the North American legalities? VW has to
> already be making enough off the shelf parts to outfit a van for the
> north American market and has a variety of engines that would work
> well. It's just a matter of putting the Brazilian plant and the off
> the shelf parts together.
>         I'd like to urge you to give this idea some thought.
>
>
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington.