The same way, I can ask Americans why you often refer to it E.G. as a VR6
Corrado, or a GTI Golf? I've seen several examples of this in different US mags,
and it looks completely wrong!

PerL
Syncro Vanagon? Nah, Vanagon Syncro!!

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 99-07-03 07:49:35 EDT, westy@ENDIRECT.QC.CA writes:
>
> <<  Vanagon 84. I just  >>
>
> i've always found it interesting that folks from "above the border" always
> put the year of their vehicle AFTER it, when they are referring to it...(i've
> noticed this mostly from the Quebec province)
>
> why is that?  any of you from the great white north know where this little
> bit of CDN-speak originated from?
> eh?
>
> chris
> '84 Vanagon, not Vanagon '84 ;<)