New van options - Crewvan.

[Sunny43.5]

Hey Tornado you are probably right about sales predictions so many car makers make huge blunders when it comes to what we can buy here in Australia , very recently VW anounced they are going to release the VW Sirroco this year hmmm I remember back in 1984 when my wife and I were travelling in England we stayed at a small hotel down on the Sussex coast . The hotel was hosting a journalist preview of you guessed it the Sirroco , I commented to my wife at the time what a good looker it was and wondered whether it was coming to Australia finally here we are 30 years later and its coming !!!!Yes I know its the newer version but again a marketing mistake amongst so many others . This is the trouble with being an Island continent so far from the worlds car makers .

[Tornado T5]

Not eclusive to VW. Ford SZ Territory is selling ~70/30 diesel/petrol. It was planned to get diesel in 2006, local boss gets promoted to Europe, new US boss takes over, no real understanding of diesels in passenger cars and cans it for XR6 turbo engine...5 years sales lost of premium priced products.

[Zaskar]

My understanding is that you can get a 4motion Crewvan, but because these are unusual options, they would have to be ordered and built in Germany. That means that if you wanted it this year, you could expect delivery sometime in November 2012. Only small changes, like seats can be made here, and that depends on availability and dealer willingness.