Date:         Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:53:16 -0800
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Eurovan vs Vanagon and Cognitive dissonance
Comments: To: alan barber <barb2375@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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I still only get 15 MPG. How do you get 23 MPG? Is yours gas or diesel?

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "alan barber" <barb2375@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: Eurovan vs Vanagon and Cognitive dissonance


> Hey, drive whatever you want to drive for whatever reasons.
>
> If you're trying to be logical, the orginal literature for the Vanagon
> listed interior room as being 201 sq ft. Guess what? The short wheelbase
> Eurovan has 201 sq ft according to the latest literature.
>
> I like the Eurovan. I drag race motorcycles and it gets used extensively
for
> driving long distances to the tracks towing a 1 ton trailer and all kinds
of
> people and crap on the inside. I can still use it to commute becase the
> thing gets 20 mpg in mixed city driving. None of my old Westy vans ever
got
> 20 mpg on the open road. Ever. On the open road at speeds more appropriate
> to modern driving (80-85 mph) I still get 23 mpg.
>
> Seat 7, sleep 4, get decent mileage, tow a reasonable size trailer, and
> provide a safe, reliable, comfortable trip to work or halfway across the
> country. I've had this thing less than a year and I've got 20k miles on
it.
> It's the first car I've really *liked* since I bought the 78 Westy back in
> 82.
>
> Az
> --
> AH#56