HMMM>>>>> That is interesting. Several listees on the Eurovan list have an entirely different perspective. Also, 2 different VW service managers I know have stated that the 93 Eurovan is a POS in their opinions.....Everything is a pain in the butt to fix............ 2 later model EV owners pmailed me and told me to stay away from the 93...............the piston slap and unreliability of that 5 cylinder they shared horror stories, and like myself, were not afraid to get under the hood of the car themselves.............
Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original Message ----- From: <ThingGuy@aol.com> To: <puzerewski@email.msn.com>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:41 PM Subject: Re: Re: Hatch mosquito net
> > In a message dated 01/05/2001 1:46:34 PM, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM wrote: > > <<The 93 Euro comes with a one year only motor-----------only like 15,000 of > these sold in the US. The 95 and laters come with a better engine, > BUT>>>>>>>>>>>> > > You can make most of these same statements about the Vanagon. > > The truth is, the EuroVan is a very well made long life vehicle. The 5 > cyclinder engines are capable of 200K+. I have 139K on my '93 and have never > had a problem with the engine. Yes there are isolated problems with these, > but to me there seems to be far less that goes wrong with the EV than the > Vanagon. > > As for the price, EV models other than the campers, are very good buys. I've > seen the '93 CL, GL and MV models priced from $3,000. > > And yes, there are aftermarket sources for many of the parts. I've purchased > OEM timing belt, water pump, idler pullies, thermostat, brake shoes and a few > other parts at far less than dealer. All of these were replaced as > preventitive maintenance. > > I could go on and on about the EV and how great it is, but I've never owned a > Vanagon, so I can't make comparisons. > > Steve Lashley > '93 EV MV > http://EuroCampers.com |
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