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nicknames for generations: THE answer!!! :)
J. Walker · Tue, 04 Oct 94 19:47:20 CDT · Mailing-list archive
...i got it!! :) the first generation was called Bulli (which had something to do with a german slang name for an ox or draught...
Re: nicknames for generations: THE answer!!! :)
· Wed, 5 Oct 94 10:32:06 EDT · Mailing-list archive
...i got it!! :) > > the first generation was called Bulli (which had something to do with a > german slang name for an ox or draught...
Re: '99 up Jettas 4 or 5 lug now? anyone know??
Per Lindgren · Sun, 26 Mar 2000 05:57:48 +0200 · Mailing-list archive
...It is referred to as the Golf 3,5 Cab here, opposed to Golf 3 and Golf 4 generations. The circle on the 4th...
Re: adjustable intermittent relay
Andrew Grebneff · Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:44:50 +1200 · Mailing-list archive
>Slight alteration to the text below: > >All the first generation Passats were inexplicably called Dashers here >in the US (I owned 3 of the...
OT Generations of Passats, was "adjustable intermittent relay"
Ed · Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:03:34 -0400 · Mailing-list archive
...The second generations were >>given the slightly less annoying label, Quantum. The third generation >>on Passats for some reason have all been curiously called...
RE- nicknames for generatio
Norman Leong · 5 Oct 1994 14:30:56 U · Mailing-list archive
...nicknames for generations Joel sez: >the first generation was called Bulli (which had something to do with a >german slang name for an ox...
Re: adjustable intermittent relay
Zeitgeist · Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:31:53 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
...All the first generation Passats were inexplicably called Dashers here in the US (I owned 3 of the NA diesels). The second generations were...
Re: Friday Haiku
· Fri, 23 Sep 1994 13:04:27 -0400 (EDT) · Mailing-list archive
...Three generations, little engines in the rear. eurovan screwed up it should be: Three generations, engines in the rear eurovan gets it right YES...
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Generation
In Gerry’s preserved terminology FAQ, “generation” groups Transporters by body series: T1 (1949–1967), T2 (1968–1979), T3 (1980–1991; called Vanagon in North America), and T4 (1992 onward in that FAQ). In Gerry’s September 2008 “lowered and chopped Vanagon” exchange, contributors identify the same T3 generation as Vanagon in North America and T25 in the UK; replies disagree over whether “T25” is proper usage. The name therefore depends on regional convention and is not a precise model-year identifier. These are historical ranges and naming conventions; verify market and model year.
MIB I
First generation of the Modular Infotainment Platform, launched in 2015
MIB II
Volkswagen's second-generation infotainment system
T2
The 2 nd generation of Transporters , from 1968-1979, known as the Station Wagon or Bus .
T3
The 3 rd generation of Transporters , from 1980-1991, known in North America as Vanagon , and elsewhere as Caravelle or just Transporter .
T4
The 4 th generation of Transporters , from 1992 to the present, known in North America as the EuroVan , and elsewhere as Caravelle or just Transporter .
Transporter
Any of Volkswagen smaller trucks and vans. known as Type 2 , they evolved through four (4) 'generations': T1 , T2 , T3 , and T4 , but the entire line of vehicles has always been called ' Type 2 '.
T1
The first generation of Transporters , from 1949-1967. Note that this is not Type 1, but just T1 (for Transporter 1 ). Strictly speaking, it should be Type 2 , T1 . Known as the Station Wagon or Microbus .
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VW T3 | T25 | Vanagon - The 3rd generation of Transporter and its campers
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Two Generations of VW Camper Vans: 1971 Bus vs. 1987 Vanagon Syncro Walkaround
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1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia For Sale - Walk Around
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1977 VW Westfalia: The Camper That Defined a Generation
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Intro to my Electric VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Build
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1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia | Brake Line Rebuild
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VW Vanagon Westfalia TDI Project Introduction
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