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Subject:Re: VW of America
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:57:41 -0500

That is a good point. She and I are playing phone tag but when I finally
speak to her I will keep that in mind.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 9:43 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good point!
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Andrew Grebneff
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
> >
> > >  >> Do we all need to send similar letters to her?  I think, most of
> us
> >  >would. <<
> >  >
> >  >Nope, write them to the CEO:
> >  >
> >  >Stefan Jacoby, CEO
> >  >Volkswagen of America, Inc.
> >  >3800 Hamlin Rd.
> >  >Auburn Hills, MI 48326
> >  >
> >  >Here's the way I see it. This confused German guy was given the CEO
> job here
> >  >in the US and little did he know that 99% of the letters he would get
> would
> >  >be pissed off VW owners saying what a piece of crap their Mexican made
> Jetta
> >  >was and the dealer is a crook.  Why not send him a bunch of "nice"
> letters
> >  >about building us a camper again? Maybe we can sway him into believing
> that
> >  >Americans want campers, not more Jettas. Well that's they way I see it
> >  >anyway. ;)
> >
> >  Before messing around with niche vehicles, the BASE vehicle has to
> >  exist. Don't ask for campers! They'd never sell enough to make a
> >  model viable. Ask for vans & a peoplemover version. THEN ask for a
> >  camper version.
> >  --
> >  Andrew Grebneff
> >  Dunedin
> >  New Zealand
> >  Fossil preparator
> >  Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> >  � Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
> >  "There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads
> >
>
>
>
> --
>  Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>

-- 
Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus