Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 15:23:07 -0700
Reply-To: Bob McMain <RdRunr@ZiaNet.com>
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From: Bob McMain <RdRunr@ZiaNet.com>
Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
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Yes. The Eurovan has been imported into Canada with the full westfalia
camping pkg. However, VW has elected not to import that conversion unit
into the US. I'm not sure if they are importing that model into Canada this
year or not.
Bob
87 Westy "RDRUNR1"
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Cobb <c123666@earthlink.net>
To: Bob McMain <RdRunr@ZiaNet.com>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
>I believe I have seen at least one Eurovan with the full westfalia package
>but it was one with canadian plates. Can anyone confirm this?
>
>Carl
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob McMain" <RdRunr@ZiaNet.com>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:39 AM
>Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
>
>
>> Just a clarification. The Eurovans can be bought with a weekender pkg
>which
>> is always a Westfalia conversion. The Eurovan full camper is about a
foot
>> and a-half longer and the conversion is always by Winnebago.
>>
>> Bob
>> 87 Westy "RDRUNR1"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Donna Stewart <DStewart@chrm.com>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
>>
>>
>> Note that if you do decide to try to pay for a new one some of the recent
>> conversions I've seen at Broadway VW and Dublin VW (California) are
>> Westfalia-built, not Winnebago.
>>
>> Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg, new-to-me 1978 Westfalia
>>
>> >>> Sean Garrett <seangar@hotmail.com> 05/15/01 08:41AM >>>
>> HK needs
>> >space
>> >for growing familie. Need unquestioned reliability, safety, when
hauling
>> >small HK units. These needs may drive purchase in the direction of a
>> >Eurovan. (Don't laugh)
>> >I saw a brand new one with a poptop. What a dreamboat! 200hp, alloy
>> >wheels, and a sticker of $31,000. Ouch.
>>
>>
>> >though. So what about a 93 model? Priced from $6900-8500.
>>
>> We have a 95 we got used in 98. Its a decent vehicle. Pros: very
reliable,
>> easy to work on... good design characteristics.
>>
>> Cons: Winebago camper conversion sucks, very poor quality compared to
>> Westfalia. Noisy when driving at high speeds, underpowered a little (1995
>> had a 5 cylinder), parts are VERY expensive). Tires are a little hard to
>> find and expensive. Driving it in the city sucks, vehicle sways heavily
in
>> turns and I even have Bilstien shocks on it.
>>
>> Its very long so your always getting wacked in parking lots.
>>
>> Overall its a good vehicle, I have alot of complaints about ours but its
>> reliability is its biggest point.
>>
>> SeanG
>> 80 Westy
>> 95 EVC
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