Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:20:28 +0100
Reply-To: Calle <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM>
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From: Calle <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM>
Subject: Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
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Itīs up to everyone to judge the looks of their vehicles ( I know people
that would give their right arm to get an Aztec or an Element to Sweden (
:-P ) ) but the VW LT is a really nice van to use !
I was on a trip down to the south of Sweden a couple of weeks ago in a
rental LT to help a friend moving his furniture and became really impressed
by the vehicle !
It was a highroof (9 ft inside ! ) diesel and the driving position was more
like in a medium size truck.
It felt really secure to be able to look over the roofs of all cars around ,
and still it was more like driving any familycar than the Vanagon !
The cargospace allowed us to load ALL of my friends belongings from a
tworoom apartement but it almost didnīt influence the handling at all - and
we were driving on winter roads with snow and ice !
Both when going empty on the way down and fully loaded back we had the
average speed of 55 mph (90 kmh) with some 80+ mph (+140 kmh) when passing
slower traffic and this still wasnīt flat out !
The average fuelconsumption for the one day / 800mile (1300 km) trip with
about 15% city was 23 mpg (10liter/ 100 km) !
And the most amazing thing was that after all them miles we were still fit
enough to unload and hand back the LT in the evening and then go out for a
pizza and a beer before I drove back home
If I had the cash Iīd get one tomorrow and donīt mind about the looks since
Iīd be in the drivers seat with a happy grin on my face :-)
Calle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
> >http://www.vw-nutzfahrzeuge.de/beitrag/beitrag_812.php
>
> Ugly generic Eurotrash-van LT... NZ ois now crawling with campers
> based on the LT cab/chassis. The Mercedes Sprinter is the same
> vehicle with cosmetic differences (and engines?)... and lotsa these
> too here.
>
> Who is the guilty party for designing the LT/Sprinter? Is it a VW or
> a Merc design?
>
> Hard to distinguish them from Fiat/Ford/Renault vans... all overgrown
> crude industrial crates.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>
