Date:         Sun, 17 Apr 94 14:00:19 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         jrp@widcat.widener.edu
Subject:      Reply to The Suburban saga continues....Again 

> VWs have ALWAYS been underpowered when compared to other cars.

You have GOT to be kidding me.

I'll remember that the next time I drive my VW Fox past all the
other cars in its class on the freeway. It's a joy to pass a Nissan
Sentra at 115mph on the freeway

> It seems that their engineeers have this delightful habbit
> to give their cars just enough power to get the job done..

I think that even my '89 Vanagon has more power than is really
necessary, let alone a VR6 Corrado.

Oh, I suppose you're talking about just the vans. :)

> nothing more, nothing less. Why should the EV be any different?

I've never driven a Eurovan. :)

> Again, why are you trying to compare apples with oranges. The EV
> is as much of a minivan as the Vanagon was....just because it has
> a front engine configuration does not make it a minivan.

True enough. It's a little bigger and hopefully doesn't feel like
driving a car. I hate that feel in something big.

> >Not to mention that the upcoming Winnebago version of the EV is
> >in the $30K range.  Give me a break.  How many people can afford
> >that? Given the number of people with new Vans (listed in this
> >mailing list) I don't see too many buyers for the EV Camper.  If
> >there are, I want an application.  ;) 
>  
> VW campers have always been expensive, just compare them to
> existing camper conversions. So you are not telling me anything
> new here. Perhaps if you wish to continue on this thread, maybe
> you should index the prices of VW campers since the 70s to the
> consumer price index to see if infact $30k is unreasonable.

In '89 I paid $24K for my Westy. They ain't cheap. :)

--JRP
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