Date:         Sat, 9 Jun 2001 08:53:43 -0500
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From:         k1cajun <k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM>
Subject:      Re: new EV is awesome, folks -- check this
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Yes, it is.  I came close to buying one.  There was a 2000 EV-MV
for sale at a local CarMax (mega no-haggle used car lot).  I had
thought for a while that I would like a 2001 camper, but no dealer
ever had them in stock.  So I brought my wife to drive the used EV
to see how she liked it and then use that as a "test drive" of a new
camper.

Well, it was so nice that we thought about buying it.  But we went
to a VW dealer to see what a new one would cost and they
informed us of the price cut (I've been off-list for a while).  So a new
one would cost around what the blue-book cost of the used one
was.  With better engine and wheels too.  So I started thinking.
MV or Weekender ?  Or should I go for the full camper ?  I had the
dealer looking to see what he could get us since all he had was a
GLS (base model with no bed).

In the end, I decided no.  And that's what brought me back to the
list and my search for another Vanagon.  I figure it would cost less
to buy a Vanagon and maintain it.  And I can get my own hands
into the engine compartment of a Vanagon.  The EV requires
premium gas while the Vanagon requires only 87 octane.

And a Vanagon just looks better and has that charisma.

But if you're looking for a zero mileage vehicle, it's nice.  The main
reason I keep thinking about a Eurovan camper is that I keep
kicking myself for not getting a new Westy in 91 when I bought an
Explorer.  I didn't even go to a VW lot.  Oh, I had my reasons - at
the time I needed to tow a boat.  But I've since sold the boat and
the Explorer.

On 8 Jun 2001, at 22:41, Horace K. Sawyer wrote:

> http://www.competitionpress.com/impressions/2001/eurovan_0604.mv
>
> VW is getting their act together.
>
> hk