Howdy,

I'm new to this list, don't have much of a frame of reference, don't know
nuthin', etc.  The closest I've ever been to owning a Volkswagen bus is a
couple Porsche 914s.

BUT!  In May my family (wife, four kids, big ole dog) and I are going to
run all over Europe, starting in Barcelona.  Obviously the 914 won't do, so
I'm going to sell it before we go and we're going to buy a VW bus in
Barcelona.

Which is why it would be nice to know more than I do.  We're going to live
on the campgrounds of Europe, so we need something camping friendly.  My
wife says that if we get something with a pop-top we should be able to all
sleep inside in case of hurricanes.

I kind of lean towards the Vanagon types over the old hippie vans, just
because it seems they've got a little more room.  Price is going to be a
big deal, the difference of a couple hundred bucks will swing us.

A lot of the point of a VW van, besides the obvious mystique, is that we
figure everyone everywhere (except us) knows how to work on them.

I appreciate all thoughts, since you are the experts and I want to make
generally good moves.

Groove on!

Clayton