I just called them again and got to other story about no decision yet.

Who knows!

Trace
tchoula@junix.ju.edu
tchoul@unf.edu

On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Matthew L. Dekker wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> As I'm typing this I'm on the phone with VWoA and the rep is telling me =
> the MV and the Weekender versions of the 1997 VR6 Eurovan HAVE JUST BEEN =
> RELEASED! (Start calling your dealer, now.) The GL (or maybe GLS) is =
> showing as not available and there's no release date yet. The rep wasn't =
> sure of the price, but he quoted the $25k figure for the pre-Winnie =
> conversion.
> 
> Since VW ships Winnebago a nearly complete van less the rear seats and =
> interior trim, and Winnebago can outfit it for 10 grand more, it would =
> seem VW could throw in a couple of seats, some carpet, and trim and =
> still keep the cost of the van well under $30,000. Might have something =
> to do with the 25% import truck tax that importing an unfinished product =
> sidesteps?
> 
> It also seems kind of odd that VW would go to the trouble of having the =
> K2 vans on their website and around the country if they weren't going to =
> sell the "EVR6" over here.=20
> 
> I attended the Seattle RV show yesterday and saw both the '97 VW Eurovan =
> camper and the '97 VR6 Winnebago Rialta. The EV was exactly as it was at =
> the auto show last November. The Rialta, while not cheap at around =
> $50,000 was on par with other conversion van campers. The big difference =
> is that all the domestic van/campers give the front passenger no foot =
> room because the engines protrude into the cabin so much. Imagine taking =
> a cross country trip with your feet stuck in a kitchen bucket, that's =
> how much foot room the domestics had.
> 
> The Rialta is available in three floor plans, but the most interesting =
> part of the brochure is on the bottom of the last page. There's a =
> postage stamp size picture of an EV with a plain Winnebago box and some =
> TV station's call letters on the side. The text around the picture is, =
> "Winnebago Commercial Vehicles. We build commercial vehicles such as =
> mobile command units for fire and police departments and mobile clinics =
> for hospitals. A variety of models is available and sizes range from 22 =
> to 37 feet. Each vehicle is custom designed." Some deep pockets could =
> come up with a very interesting EV, indeed.=20
> 
> Back to work,
>  Matt Dekker
> mdekker@eskimo.com
> 
> Dekker Service Inc. Website
> http://www.eskimo.com/~mdekker
> 
> 
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