Nope... all VW.  Even comes with a TDi!

Cheers,

Jeff

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>> >> >
>> >>
>>