Maybe they were getting to the end of the production run and realized that
they had a surplus of SOME parts, and a deficit of others . . .  :-)

Just a thought.

-D

  It was kinda stupid.  They stripped down a Vanagon giving you the rubber
> mats instead of carpet and the old metal dash board instead of the foam one
> (how much money are we saving here a hundred or less?).  It had the black
> metal front and rear bumpers instead of the fiberglass ones that all of the
> 89-91 Vanagons normally had and no side cladding.  If it were stripped down
> then there would be some sense to it.  But this one had A/C, power steering,
> power mirrors, power door locks, and power windows as well.  The rear seat
> turns into a bed (of scratchy wool material).  It makes you wonder who would
> order such a stripped down model and then add all of the extras.

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