Re: [non-Scirocco] VR6 & VW

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

You can get the EuroVan here in the US with a VR6 in it...they are pretty
popular around here....every one I have seen is White, and has the
Winnebago full camper conversion done on it...

Eric


On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, Mark A Peele wrote:

> FWIW, In the UK and in Germany you can get a Sharan (van) with the VR6.
> 
> Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> Scirocco 1981 S (working on this)
> 
> On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 17:30:11 -0500 (EST) Baddour Kareem E
> <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca> writes:
> >While the VR6 is indeed alive and kicking,
> >(I was one of the VR6 doom-sayers, so I was wrong)
> >it's interesting to note that not ONE SINGLE 1999 MODEL
> >right now in europe has the VR6. THe 1.8T and VR5 has 
> >replaced the VR6 there (unless they are going to put in 
> >on the 4-motion Golf). The VR6 it seems has become a 
> >strictly north american engine..makes sense, seeing 
> >our gas prices are astronomically low, so we can 
> >afford to guzzle gas to our hearts content and 
> >deplete the oil reserves of the world..Maybe when
> >the oil prices go up or the oil is depleted, we'll 
> >see the end of this overconsumption trend and the 
> >SUV's and lard-bucket VWs will be replaced with 
> >light sport-coupes once again. Here's dreaming 
> >to a return of a sub 2400lb VW in North 
> >America. 
> >
> >Kareem, 
> >            
> >On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Mark A Peele wrote:
> >
> >> This should squash the rumours that VW was dropping the (fabulous) 
> >VR6:
> >> 
> >> I am reading the Nov 16, 1998 Autoweek - they reviewed the new Jetta
> >> which in the test car featured . . . guess what? A VR6
> >> 
> >> They discussed at length which models would feature what engines 
> >(not
> >> just the GLX, but also the GLS at under $20K).
> >> 
> >> I guess I'm bored . . . 
> >> 
> >> Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
> >> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> >> Scirocco 1981 S (working on this)
> >> 
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