HMMM>>>>>

That is interesting.  Several listees on the Eurovan list have an entirely
different perspective.

Also, 2 different VW service managers I know have stated that the 93 Eurovan
is a POS in their opinions.....Everything is a pain in the butt to
fix............

2 later model EV owners pmailed me and told me to stay away from the
93...............the piston slap and unreliability of that 5 cylinder they
shared horror stories, and like myself, were not afraid to get under the
hood of the car themselves.............

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: <ThingGuy@aol.com>
To: <puzerewski@email.msn.com>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>;
<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Hatch mosquito net

>
> In a message dated 01/05/2001 1:46:34 PM, puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM wrote:
>
> <<The 93 Euro comes with a one year only motor-----------only like 15,000
of
> these sold in the US.  The 95 and laters come with a better engine,
> BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> You can make most of these same statements about the Vanagon.
>
> The truth is, the EuroVan is a very well made long life vehicle.  The 5
> cyclinder engines are capable of 200K+.  I have 139K on my '93 and have
never
> had a problem with the engine.  Yes there are isolated problems with
these,
> but to me there seems to be far less that goes wrong with the EV than the
> Vanagon.
>
> As for the price, EV models other than the campers, are very good buys.
I've
> seen the '93 CL, GL and MV models priced from $3,000.
>
> And yes, there are aftermarket sources for many of the parts.  I've
purchased
> OEM timing belt, water pump, idler pullies, thermostat, brake shoes and a
few
> other parts at far less than dealer.  All of these were replaced as
> preventitive maintenance.
>
> I could go on and on about the EV and how great it is, but I've never
owned a
> Vanagon, so I can't make comparisons.
>
> Steve Lashley
> '93 EV MV
> http://EuroCampers.com