On Mon, 12 Jun 1995, Smith Woody wrote: > > Bill Killian wrote: > > >> I want a 5-cyl engine! From an Ur Quattro! I'm going to stop breathing > >> until someone give me one! > > > >Buy a EuroVan ;) We already got that engine.... > > Bill , have you ever driven a Eurovan? Daily. > I have. God, I HATED it! That 5-cylinder engine right up front there > really growls in your ears so loudly it's hard to have a conversation. The > one I drove, a Winnebago conversion, didn't feel any quicker, any more > responsive or any nimbler than my '86 Westie. But it sure was LOUD! Noisy? First complaint I've ever heard about a EV being noisy. We get noise from the A/C but not awhole lot of engine noise. The Winnebago conversion - I'm assuming you mean the one sold at VW dealers not the Rialta sold at Winnebago dealers is a full foot maybe two longer than the 'regular' EV. The EV is almost assuredly nimbler than the Vanagon. A longer test drive might have shown that to you. > I'm VERY disappointed. My Westie is getting (how shall I say?) a bit long > in the tooth now. I like a QUIET car, and the Vanagon is one. The Eurovan > is decidedly not. If you don't like one don't buy one. I did like it I did buy it. I'd do it again. bill killian '93 EV MV '73 Thing Orange His '73 Thing Yellow Hers
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