Date:         Mon, 09 Sep 1996 13:28:34 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Golen <rgolen@umassd.edu>
Subject:      RE: General EV & Vanagon Wolf quest.

Edie querries:
>Questions:
>Should I be concerned about purchasing a EV Weekender because
>there were so few made.  Is there any reason to be afraid?  The
>engine is an Audi?  So, should parts be hard to come by if (forbid)
>there were problems?

Based on your "wishlist" I would suggest you look for the an EV/MV, =
which is the Weekender w/o the poptop and the "six pack" cooler under =
the jump seat which IMHO is worthless...you can do better by removing a =
jump seat when you camp and replace it with one of those Iglo Electric =
Coolers...

On to the reliability,etc...first off close to a million T4s (VWs =
designation for the EV) have been built...unfortunately only about 8500 =
were sold in the US..so parts are available.

As to the AUDI engine...VW owns AUDI, the 5 cyl engine came from the =
AUDI 5000 series and is as bullet-proof an engine as one can get...if =
taken care of properly, it should deliver >200k miles.
                       =20

I have 50k miles on my 93 EV....my family use it as your typical family =
hauler, delivery van, pick-up and camper....we love it (although I admit =
I have been tempted by the odd Synchro-Westy camper from time to time).

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Ric