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Subject:Re: Mexican buses
From:A & C Grobey
Date:Thu, 13 May 1999 17:02:54 -0700

$10,000.00 for a brand new Vanagon?  With what engine?  That doesn't seem
too expensive to me!!

Alan
Sherwood, OR
-----Original Message-----
From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Mexican buses

>I thought about importing SA Vanagons too.
>Two problems though:
>1.  Doesn't meet safety standards for the years that I would want to import
>it (92-99).
>2.  These things are expensive to buy over in SA.  I checked out a website
>where they advertise South African Vanagons and did the conversion from
Rand
>to Dollars.  Most of the vans were well over $10,000.  I guess that is why
>they are considered luxury vehicles over there.
>Ken Wilford
>Van-Again
>John 3:16
>PS Never hurts to dream though. :)
>