Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 13:07:44 -0700
Reply-To: Carl Cobb <c123666@earthlink.net>
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From: Carl Cobb <c123666@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
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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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