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Subject:Re: ...and speaking of new vans....
From:Karl
Date:Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:25:40 -0400

The Sharan has been in production since 1996. Looks to be very similar
in size to the Roo.

There will be no new Westfalia VW unless the economy turns around 100%
in the next year. Better off buying T5 TDI camper and figuring out how
to make it legal here.

Karl

B Feddish wrote:
> Just Google VW SHARAN SPY PHOTO and you'll get a slew of hits, for instance:
>
> http://www.worldcarfans.com/109070820328/2010-vw-sharan-next-gen-spy-photos
>
> Hmmm. First VW has to unload 45,000 of it's unsold Routans. They have sold
> about 5,000 of the 50,000 they built. My letter to VW awhile back told them
> the only way those things are going to sell is if they have a diesel. VW,
> should have listend to me. Bwahahahaha ;)  Anyway, I don't know what they
> are thinking with this Sharan. Sure, it's a good van but it's going to rot
> on the lot just like the Routan if they don't include a diesel with them.
>
> I'm still waiting for my new Westfalia, I could be wrong but that Sharan
> looks smaller than the Routan.
>