Date:         Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:31:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael aka ECHO <echosmurf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael aka ECHO <echosmurf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: crashing
In-Reply-To:  <v01550101b7f9767e6171@[203.96.99.183]>
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Stay away fromt he Mazda MPVs!!!!!!!!!
I've already seen three of them in the shop in the past two
months.. Not one of them left the sop without a $1000+ repair
bill... and not cause they weren't really taken care of.. Head
gaskets on one of those can start out at $400+ (pending model
and year). Way, not worth unless you are a Mazda nut same as a
us vw nuts.. Hmmm so what would you call someone anti-nut? A
bolt?
Michael
--- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
wrote:
> >Toyota vans are also very solid and are good in frontal
> impacts.
> >
> >Andrew - yep, Toyota would be definite second choice, might
> even get the
> >vote if diesel permanent 4WD with passenger suspension.
> >I drove Mitsubishi LBW for several years making deliveries,
> tolerable
> >transport but damn good value at the time (and 5 doors).
> Still wish I'd
> >forked out for the Toyota tho'!
> >Some people like 'em, but wouldn't touch a Mazda or Nissan.
>
> Toyota DOES make full-time 4WD diesel Hiaces; Super Custom
> variant gets
> rear torsionbars instead of cartsprings. Available in 3.0 EFI
> turbodiesel... as well as 2.4 TD and 2.4 nonturbo.
>
> Mitsubishi vans are OK if not diesel. Nissans seem unreliable
> and Mazdas...
> and the diesels of these companies are also bad.
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Phone: 0064 (3) 473-8863
> Fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota
> van nut
> 1984 Volkswagen Type 25 Caravelle GL (to be fitted with Subaru
> EG33 engine etc)
> 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 sedan
> 1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 van
> 1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel sedan
> 1992 CXR10G Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel
> (=narrow-bodied Previa)


=====
MY first VW!
1980 Vanagon L "D'Arius"
LOOK a picture!!!http://www.geocities.com/echo207/vanagon.html
Need any general computer help? Computer blonde? E-mail:
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And a DEAD 84 buick Skylark (Going to see if I can jump the California Aqueduct before this Christmas....)
78 Toyota Corona

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