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Subject:Re: Do you drive a Bus? Hiace 10-seater luxobus
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:10:13 +1300

>Sorry, Jake, I shouldn't start this thread again, BUT---I call my Westy a
>"bus" and no one will convince me otherwise.  You call yours a van or a
>vanagon or a transporter or whatever you wish.  Fine with me.  But mine is a
>bus   ;>)

They're called "bus" everywhere but the US... basically any VW
Transporter, whether T1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, can be called a "bus" if it's
a passenger model... heck, the thing is only a nickname... I call
passenger Hiaces buses too; some have factory "Minibus" decals on
them.

If anyone wants to see images of a real rarity, just ask. It's a 1998
Hiace Grand Cabin 4WD LWB (high-roof is always bundled with the LWB)
3.0D 10-seater. Shame the front "rear" seat isn't for three...

The current model H200-series LWB high-roof comes in wide-body only;
the narrow-body is I think the same width as the KZH126 (ie
100-series).
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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