Just a clarification.  The Eurovans can be bought with a weekender pkg which
is always a Westfalia conversion.  The Eurovan full camper is about a foot
and a-half longer and the conversion is always by Winnebago.

Bob
87 Westy "RDRUNR1"

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Stewart <DStewart@chrm.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison

Note that if you do decide to try to pay for a new one some of the recent
conversions I've seen at Broadway VW and Dublin VW (California) are
Westfalia-built, not Winnebago.

Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg, new-to-me 1978 Westfalia

>>> Sean Garrett <seangar@hotmail.com> 05/15/01 08:41AM >>>
HK needs
>space
>for growing familie.  Need unquestioned reliability, safety, when hauling
>small HK units.  These needs may drive purchase in the  direction of a
>Eurovan.  (Don't laugh)
>I saw a brand new one with a poptop.  What a dreamboat!  200hp, alloy
>wheels, and a sticker of $31,000.  Ouch.

>though. So what about a 93 model?  Priced from $6900-8500.

We have a 95 we got used in 98. Its a decent vehicle. Pros: very reliable,
easy to work on... good design characteristics.

Cons: Winebago camper conversion sucks, very poor quality compared to
Westfalia. Noisy when driving at high speeds, underpowered a little (1995
had a 5 cylinder), parts are VERY expensive). Tires are a little hard to
find and expensive. Driving it in the city sucks, vehicle sways heavily in
turns and I even have Bilstien shocks on it.

Its very long so your always getting wacked in parking lots.

Overall its a good vehicle, I have alot of complaints about ours but its
reliability is its biggest point.

SeanG
80 Westy
95 EVC
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