What's the fiasco part?

On 7-Oct-08, at 4:54 PM, Florian Speier wrote:

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>> tell me about, or send me a link about this 'dodge sprinter airstream
>> fiasco"............
>> Google didn't tell me anything so far.
>> thanks,
>
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> Here you go Scott:
> http://www.52weekends.com/
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> pulled from the market after two years. list price $80k, typically
> sold for
> $65k, the last units were closed out at $52k.
> try to get a used one now under $60k......
>
> florian
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>> scott
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florian Speier" <
>> groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: VW's 'new' van
>>
>>
>>  Karl,
>>>
>>> I apologize. I was unaware of westfalia not being part of
>>> mercedes any
>>> more.
>>> I still dont see however why westfalia should pick a little
>>> routan to
>>> convert, especially since the routan is only available in the
>>> u.s. market?
>>> I know there are not that many other vans available, and the
>>> branding
>>> combination of vw and westfalia might prove successful. I still
>>> think a
>>> SWB
>>> sprinter would be a better candidate, with poptop and low roof
>>> that thing
>>> is
>>> not so big.
>>> I see they have a new website where we can check out the models:
>>> http://www.westfalia-van.de/de/startseite/modelle.html
>>> None of them VW at the moment, probably due to that they were
>>> owned by
>>> mercedes until recently.
>>> How do they want to enter the U.S. market? Seems they would need a
>>> manufacturing facility in the U.S. That would be big news. I am
>>> sure they
>>> dont want to relive the dodge sprinter airstream fiasco, although
>>> I for
>>> one
>>> love the vehicle and wish I could get one.
>>>
>>> Florian
>>>
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