[Vwdiesel] american choppers???

[Roger Brown]

Erik Lane wrote:
> 
> one other question i've got, and you can all laugh at
> my ignorance if it's obvious, but WHY are they called
> caddies? i had never heard that term before i joined
> the list and it took me a little while to understand
> what people were talking about. i've waited a while
> trying to puzzle it out, but i give up.
> 
> i've tried searching google, and found sites that
> talked about caddies, but still couldn't find out
> where the name came from or if it meant anything.

Its the name of the European version made after the North American "pickup":
        http://www.volkswagen.org/Caddy/whatis/

-- 
    Roger