Yup, I'd call that a truck. But is it a rebadged something-or-other like
the Routan?

Jim

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Amorak is made in Argentina (and Germany):
>
> http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/amarok-range/amarok/overview/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know if there is any validity to this statement, but I heard
> > somewhere from someone purporting to know that there was an old labor
> > agreement that volkswagen truck chassis would be made only in Germany by
> > German workers. This explains the sort of sideways co-production of the
> > Routan between Chrysler and VW to allow a US VW-badged van, but it does
> not
> > explain the South African Vanagons.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Pete O <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> What about a T5 built in Chattanooga, TN next to the Passat line?  That
> >> would change the price points some.  Maybe outfitted by Winnebago?
>  Maybe
> >> they could run the unfinished models up to Elkhart Indiana for some
> camping
> >> conversions?
> >>
> >> Pete
> >> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> >> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >> > That price includes a 20% VAT, so the base price is closer to $50k.
>  For
> >> > comparison, the last EVC sold here in 2003 listed for about $35k,
> which
> >> is
> >> > about $42k in today's dollars.
> >> >
> >> > By the time a California got over here it would cost over $80k with US
> >> mods
> >> > (like air bags), shipping, tariffs, etc.  You won't see a VW camper
> here
> >> > until it's 100% made in the US or Mexico (unlikely, since VW has
> >> abandoned
> >> > the minivan segment), and it could be sold in the $50k range.
> >> >
> >> > Check out your entry level American RV for $20k to $50k and you
> >> understand
> >> > why we likely won't get a VW camper here again.  You want a Class B
> van
> >> > camper?  Your choice is a Sprinter conversion for over $100k.
> >> >
> >> > Download the brochure though, it will make you drool.  Bi-turbodiesel
> >> > option, double glazed windows, electro-hydraulic opening top, lots of
> cup
> >> > holders and the clever storage that you expect from a VW design.
> Truly a
> >> > land yacht.
> >> >
> >> > Stuart
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> >> Of
> >> > Rob
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:54 AM
> >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> > Subject: 2013 California
> >> >
> >> > Just under $60k USD may seem a bit much to me but if your were
> >> > shopping for a Vanagon camper at GoWesty it might not.
> >> >
> http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/california-range/california/overview/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Rob
> >> > vwrobb@gmail.com
> >> > Eisenhower warned us but they won anyway
> >> >
> >>
>