>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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