Date:         Mon, 11 Apr 1994 18:32:17 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         James Cook <jcook@netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: Sportsvans (sic)

On Mon, 11 Apr 1994 derekdrew@aol.com wrote:

> Comments on these threads: 
> 
> 1. The Vanagon was the last of the great VW bus type vehicles. 
> The eurovan and the other new vehicles cannot compete for the 
> reasons others have mentioned here. It is hard to think that a vw 
> station wagon thing should even belong to this list as vw parts and 
> service are so poor it would not make sense to buy a vw unless it 
> were an absolutely unique vehicle and there were no other way out. 
> This is true for Vanagon/Bus/Split Window van, not for Eurovan or 
> the new thing with Ford.


This type of thinking and quality of information is great to have. Thanks 
for it all. I've been driving my Westphalia around the U.S. since 1986, 
and havae often wished for an efficient way to network like this.


> 3. All this talk about the motor for the Vanagon seems to ignore the 
> fact that this problem has been solved already. MSDS in California 
> sells fine kits to get a Porsche 911 motor into the Vanagon. And 
> Oettinger makes two fine 6 cylinder motors for Vanagon, one in 130hp 
> trim, and the other in 190hp trim. These motors fit and were designed 
> and built for Volkswagen. Volkswagen never sold them through their 


I didn't know this either...till now. Can't tell you how great it is to 
meet people who have this kind of knowledge.

Again.....thanks all!

James