Date:         Wed, 26 May 2004 00:26:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Derek <helios@SABER.NET>
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From:         Derek <helios@SABER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
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  >> The Sprinter is a larger vehicle for sure. Apparently they come
  >> in several sizes and with various roof heights.  I think the thing
  >> that makes the Sprinter a worthy contender is the Mercedes 5
  >> cylinder, turbo diesel that moves it along to the tune of 22mpg.

The person I got my totally rusted out AW from will most likely get a
Sprinter because VW doesn't offer a vehicle that suits her needs. She's
owned two VW split window buses, both cherried out and all the good tech
goodies as well, because she traveled cross country a lot in them. Black
ice got one, engine fire the other. Never had A N Y problems with her
gas heaters, she loved them!

Then she got the vanagon AW, and she used it for years until it rusted
away. She doesn't like looks of the EV, and had hopes for the new
"retrobus" but thought it was too wonky looking.

She also has a nicely kept up '90 VW cabriolet, and wanted to get
another camper van the size of a vanagon, and is "bugged" that VW
doesn't sell one like it in the US.

Since VW isn't a choice for her anymore, she likes the ability to choose
between several different configurations with the Sprinter, and the
diesel, which she plans to run on biodiesel, "Like they were INTENDED to
be!" says she.

There is a Sprinter based here (Fort Bragg, CA), actually two I believe,
but I haven't checked one out closely yet. We only have one car dealer
in town and it's a Dodge dealer.

A Sprinter is too large for me though, I'll stick with a vanagon unless
I can find a unimog cheap.

Derek -

81 Vanagon AW - rust bucket
Looking for THE cheap, errr.... affordable Syncro.
I Love to Barter!