A few months ago i saw a Winebego (sp) EV conversion at the dealer.  The
sticker showed the base van to be about $30,000.00 if i remember correctly.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: Eurovan News

>>Was checking out the new Beetle at the local -- Salt Lake City -- auto
show
>>and had a chance to ask a VWOA rep about the Eurovan.  He said in April
they
>>would start selling EV's  in three configurations -- base, MV and
Weekender.
>
>        If the VW marketing people had any smarts they could pre-sell
>        all 2500 '98EVs by
>
>        1/ Conducting a letter campaign to Vanagon/Bus owners of record
>           pre-announcing the availability of the '98Evs and offering
>           favorable trade-in discounts.
>
>        2/ Setting up shop on the Web for Build-to-Order for these vehicles
>           instead of doing business as usual...IN FACT, Camper versions
>           should be orderable this way, anyway!
>
>        But...I must have inhaled too much THC...remembering when VW
actually
>        cared enough about customers to allow them to ORDER vehicles...
>
>
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