Mark,

I believe there was a convo on here not too long ago wherein somebody
was talking to somebody else who was an engineer at VW . . . Maybe
somebody else's memory is better than mine. In the meantime, here's
some fodder:
http://welovevolkswagenpastpresentandfuture.blogspot.com/2014/04/hippy-favourite-is-reborn.html

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Mark Brush <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all -
>
> My full-time job is crawling under my 1990 Westie trying to identify leaks.
> My *other *job is reporting for a public radio station here in Michigan.
>
> Every year I go to the Detroit Auto Show and try to come up with stories to
> write/produce for the station.
>
> I'm considering asking VW about their plans for a microbus at this year's
> show and writing a little post about it online.
>
> It seems like we've been hearing about a "new bus" every year for the last
> 15 years (I even recall a little Hot Wheel microbus being made).
>
> Here's the last thing I read about their plans:
>
> http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/jim-motavalli/five-reasons-vw-should-bring-back-bus
>
> Does anyone on this list have a burning question about VW's plans that I
> should ask? Anyone have any insights into what VW is planning here?
>
> My guess is that a quality microbus would be expensive to build, and it
> doesn't have the mass appeal they're looking for in the North American
> market.
>
> Any questions you want answered or any thoughts you want to share would be
> much appreciated!
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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