

| Subject: | Re: Eurovans --help, comparison |
| From: | Carl Cobb |
| Date: | Tue, 15 May 2001 13:07:44 -0700 |
I believe I have seen at least one Eurovan with the full westfalia package but it was one with canadian plates. Can anyone confirm this? Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McMain" <RdRunr@ZiaNet.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:39 AM Subject: Re: Eurovans --help, comparison > 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 > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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