

| Subject: | Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3 |
| From: | Allan Streib |
| Date: | Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:28:36 -0500 |
BringBackTheTransporter.com seems to be available. BringBackTheBus.com, sadly, is already in use. Allan On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:08:53 -0800, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said: > there's already a 'vanagain' I'm pretty sure. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matt Drew > To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:10 AM > Subject: Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3 > > > Vanagain.com > > :o) > > Sign me up! > I'm already saving . . . > > > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans > <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > well there ya go - that sounds great - a website dedicated to > 'reaching' VW > about the US market and what we'd love to have and buy. > Nice clever but obvious domain name is a great first step. > listentousVW.org. > bringmyvanbackVW.org ( like that one a bit ) > VWlistenplease.org ( looking for words that seem sepearate and are > easy to > read when run together - don't like this one ) > > listenpleaseVW.org ..............that's my nomination at the moment. > or .com > ......or whatever. The tag on the end doesn't matter much I don't > think. > '.org' sounds more official and less commercial. > > getmyvanbackVW.org. > ( those slimeballs might sue over having 'vw' in the domain name - > sheesh. ) > > Don't even get me started...........and this point should, I think, > be in > the first paragraph of the website......VW you have tens of thousands > of > loyal followers that you are NOT listening too ! > That's the tragic shame of it .............they have a market right > here in > their hands...........and they either don't know, ( how could then > not ? ) > or don't care. > Seems that they don't care. < and let's suggest a discount for > people who > have previously owned VW's .........I think that's a great marketing > gambit - that would automaticcly pull 'us' types in for new products. > < in > Forida that have two for one sales now at dodge dealers......buy one > high > end monster truck for $ 45K......get one stripper truck included for > free > > , > > It's encouraging to read all the ideas about how a Vanagon > configuration > vehicle could be viable.........and how the Japanese still have front > control passenger vans etc. > And VW.............don't forget the Ground Clearance !! > That is one of the 'signature elements' that makes it stand out from > the > crowd of mini-vans, and gives it great, great utility !! > I like listenpleaseVW.org at the moment - :-) > scott > ( many listendammitVW.org ) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Egeln" <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:32 PM > Subject: Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3 > > > > I've brought the idea to the list before, that is to create a website > dedicated to convincing VW to re-open the T3 assembly line, albeit > with > updated electronics and power train. > > Folks voiced their skepticism with objections that Andrew has > debunked > below, i.e. that the vehicle COULD be brought up to current USA & > Canadian > safety standards. > > I would love to have a new T3 TDI Syncro.......I think that a lot of > people > would...... > > Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > From: Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: video: Making of a Vanagon > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 6:23 PM > > > You're not forgetting about air bags, and ABS brakes and such > > things , > > right > > > T3s were available with ABS. Airbags are easily added. Stability > control likewise (but this is no guarantee of safety... "Wheels" in > Australia recently tested a Toyota Kluger (=Highlander) and the > stability control did NOT step in when it should have... and the > vehicle rolled several times (and the Aussie market demands much > better suspension than US). > > > since the only 'people sit right in front' vehicles sold in > > north America > > are trucks. ( I'm thinking those Isuzu cab-over diesel delivery > > trucks and > > similar cab-over trucks ) > In all cars , mini-vans, and people haulers, the occupants are > > mid-mounted > > these days. > > > Well, the Japanese have continued with forward-control vans (and > likewise the 2nd-generation Mitsubishi Delica made by Hyundai as the > H100). These must be passing Euro NCAP offset-head-on crashtests, > which the T3 would pass with flying colors. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
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