Hi. Did you read the link posted yesterday to GoWesty's discussion on just this - vanagon vs. EV? I read it and it was pretty informative. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Kai Mei Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:41 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan Hi everyone, I'm sorry I titled my original post the way I did... I'm concerned about these five points...Not campers, not manual vs automatic, not offroad capability, While perhaps interesting discussion, they bear no relevance for my current decision making.
Is a Eurovan much harder to park in tight spaces? I live in NYC, always, always parallel park. Is the MV Eurovan smaller in the interior than the 87 wolfie interior? Would I get better mileage with a Auto vanagon, or auto eurovan... assuming good tune, 50/50 city/hwy and conservative driving? Is a Eurovan still good for DIY repair, or do they have costly systems that are almost impossible to repair by an average shadetree mechanic? Do Eurovan's handle as well as vanagons? Cost of ownership of an Eurovan, much higher or lower than Vanagon?
On Nov 13, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Chris S. wrote: > There's are two things missing in this comparison: > > 1) EVC - FWD, Vanagon Westy - RWD. I've seen Eurovan Campers get > "stuck" on a remotely wet uneven grassy surface. Vanagons are not > much better, but they are better than that. > 2) EVC - Automatic transmission ONLY. Vanagon - manual > transmission. For me and camping/driving in the mountains, or > just having fun on the back roads only a manual transmission will > do. I will not buy an automatic. > > Chris S. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs |
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