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Old 02-02-08, 06:45 PM
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I actually work for VW at Stevens Creek in San Jose and when I found out it was a Chrysler I was like WTF but it only shares the chassis. Engine, suspension, steering, breaks, and others are all VW. The only thing it shares with the Chrysler is the chassis, roof and two doors. Don't ask me why....
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Old 02-02-08, 08:22 PM
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Engine, suspension, steering, breaks, and others are all VW. The only thing it shares with the Chrysler is the chassis, roof and two doors. Don't ask me why....
Probably to keep cost down. VW cant build anything cheap anymore. 30K Jetta's!!!??

Styling and quality aside, I think Chrysler is still the leader when it comes to minivan innovations. For VW its an easy way to get back into the market, but I totally think they missed an awesome opportunity to reinvent themselves and maybe the entire minivan market. Now it will probably be just another minivan.
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Old 02-02-08, 08:32 PM
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Any more pics? Looks very bland and boring...
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Originally Posted by STIG
You can't even see anything and people are bashing this car. I can't believe it.
well, if you take off the cover, how much better looking can it get???
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You've got it all wrong. This is actually a production model, but it was so ugly the owner bought a tarp to cover it...forever.
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Old 02-05-08, 05:41 PM
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Old 02-05-08, 06:11 PM
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looks like ...

me no like
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Old 02-05-08, 07:26 PM
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interior is not too bad . . .
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Old 02-05-08, 07:37 PM
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Not sure why you would clone this minivan over Odyssey or Sienna but...ummm...ok. Whatever.
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That shifter is in the weirdest position...

Interesting, but nothing innovative or breathtaking.

It will get lost (really lost) in the sea of minivans between American standards such as the Town & Country and Japanese standars such as the Odyssey...
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Old 02-06-08, 03:50 AM
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Those taillights are disastrous.

I'm still boggled at VW's one bad decision after the next.
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actually, i think it looks A LOT better than its Chrysler counterpart.


now that would have been cool. I still want a VW Bus as a project car.
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Old 02-06-08, 06:35 AM
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I like it.
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It looks like an Odyssey. Like a lot like an Odyssey.
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looks too much Kia to me.
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