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Subject:Re: GL Non-GL, That is the question!!!
From:Sam Scholten
Date:Tue, 24 Feb 1998 06:08:49 -0800

Hi volks,

Good to be back.  All this talk about GL's and Wolfys prompts me to
put my $0.02 in. I'm not quite sure what distinguishes a GL model from
an L model, except maybe for the armrests, but I know at least for the
'84 model year, the distinction between a GL and a Wolfsburg Edition
is quite marked.  As I was looking at buses to purchase, I checked out
two '84s- the first being the Wolfy, the next being the GL I own
presently.

The main distinction, of course, was in the interior.  The Wolfy had
far more plush cloth seating- velour, if memory serves. Also, there
were tons of accessories back there, as well as the "jail cage" mine
doesn't have. Mechanically, the only difference was power steering, to
my knowledge.

I saw an '86 or '87 Vanagon L parked, and although I didn't look in
it, of course, it did look rather Spartan- like an '80, except with
the slant eyes, lower grille, and intestines in the back. It even had
the '71 style wheels.

Hope this helps...

Best regards,
Sam
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