Date:         Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:16:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon ?Previa?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> No, I think a 4x8 sheet would not go into any of the MiniVans without some
> serious shoe-horning.

It would in a Previa, I fink.



>  Interestingly, while reading up on the various MiniVans in my ongoing
> Previa assessment,  the MiniVan Pundits all mention how the Previa is really
> a great handler

Only in the early IRS version. The live-axle ones are OK up to a point
(driving on twisty roads at 8 10ths), but still better than the IRS
competition.

>  Also interesting (to me anyhow) is that they stopped with the 5sp manual
> tranny in 94.

Only in NA.

>  Two different species...the Minivan and the Vanagon.  The new VW van
> offering looks just like all the other minivans currently out there...same
> basic thing..."Mid-sized car chassis with lots of seats and room for the
> kiddies to walk around inside"...


Yep, just another MPV. With the lack of interior length that implies.


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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada
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