<Most modern VWs cannot compete with the Japanese for quality, reliability and resale value> Add domestics to that as well. I've had several Chevy Astro's, company vehicles, and all went well into the high 100's without any major drive train issues (now, just about everything else broke, but they always ran). A friend has a 2003 Eurovan Westy, and IMHO, it's a joke. The "fridge" is a pull out drawer! Why bother? A six pack and a couple of sandwiches is about all it will hold. And he found the sculpted rear seat cushions don't make a very comfortable sleeping surface. That said, he now pulls a pop up camper behind it! And a couple of years ago I talked to another Eurovan Westy owner, he said he had traded a Vanagon Westy on it and regretted it. Even with leaky heads, the Vanagon was more reliable and less expensive to have worked on. No wonder the Eurovan didn't sell. Jeff
Jeff Stewart fonman4277@earthlink.net http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/ http://home.earthlink.net/~fonman4277/vanagon%5b1%5d?200712 |
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