Ari
I'm surprised your not air borne already.Go for it.   Marcus

Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>
> >I went to Burnsville VW to get some MORE coolant for the Syncro.  Hopefully,
> >that will stop when the distribution unit comes in.  I also checked out what
> >was in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune as a 1997 EuroVan GLS.  I was wondering
> >where they got a '97 EV.  I talkd with Frank Robinson abot it abd he said that
> >it was a VW company vehicle from Chicago and that since it was not officially
> >imported had the "Vanagon" name on the back.
>
>         Hmmm.
>
>         That's an interesting piece of obfuscation...I wonder if it really
>         originated with VW or was it something the salesdude came up with.
>         If it wasn't "officially imported", there's NO WAY they could sell
>         it...Obviously the 97EV chassis usesd in the EuroVan Camper was
>         officially imported, a GLS just has all the interior parts and
>         windows.
>
> >It's white with grey int, AT, all
> >power, and balance of the10yr/100,00 warranty.  Price on the vehicle is
> >$23,995 but the price in the ad is $22,975.  Burnsville VW number is
> >612-894-3500.  Ask for Frank Robinson.
>
>         Do you recall how many miles it had rolled up?
> >
> >Oh, yeah.  I have no affiliation with either other than Burnsville VW gives us
> >(the Twin Cities VW Club) a 10% (was 15%) discount.
> >
>
>         Gee...perhaps they'd give a 10% discount on this vehicle, too?
>
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