I went from an '87 Westy to a '95 Eurovan Camper. The eurovan is bigger, heavier and slower, but I am quite happy with it. You might repost your initial message to <ev_update@maller.com> which is the Eurovan discussion group. Jim >Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:16:58 -0800 >From: garth woolstenhulme <gwoolstenhulme@TRUELINK.NET> >Subject: Vanagon vs. Eurovan > >Hi All, > >My bro-in-law and family have decided that after 7 years with their 84 >Vanagon it is time to upgrade. He is looking for either a later model, >low mileage Vanagon (does not need to be a Carat with all the bells and >whistles--just needs seating for seven) or a Eurovan. He likes the >Vanagon's ease of maintenance, the space, and the fuel mileage. He does >not like the frequency of maintenance, the lack of power, nor the ugly >brown color. He knows very little about the Eurovan and would like >advice from people that have/had a Eurovan (really great if you have had >a Vanagon also and could compare/contrast the two). I have been on the >list for a little over 2 years and I do not pay much attention to posts >about Eurovans--so I could not offer him any words of wisdom about the >Eurovans. > >Any advice that you could give and vans for sale would be appreciated. > >BTW, he travels a lot with his job and would be willing to go pick one >up if it was a 'dream machine'. He lives about 60 miles north of >Seattle. > > >Thanks alot, > >Garth > > Jim McCarthy ex '87 Westfalia '95 EuroVanCamper Somerville, MA |
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