All:

Pass on the article about the EV and read the review about the new Mini
instead. Sacrilege, no just Friday!

Dan Weber
Miss Blue - '87 GL Weekender
----- Original Message -----
From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: 2001 EV Car and Driver road test

> At 1:51 PM -0700 7/20/01, Ari Ollikainen wrote:
> >At 4:34 PM -0400 7/20/01, Michael Townsend wrote:
> >>  Well anyway, before I get flamed -- what did
> >>they say about the 2001 EV?  Can we get it with the highly efficient
> >>low-polluting V6 TDI in the US yet?
> >
> >       You can read the Car and Driver 2001 EV article here:
> >
> >http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2001/August/2001
> >08_roadtest_eurovan.xml
>
>         It appears they drove an MV Weekender...
>
>         For those who don't want to read another depressingly negative
>         article about VW's missteps in the (mini)van marketplace, here's
>         C&D's verdict:
>
>         Highs: Vast interior, firm seats, Audiesque fit and finish,
>                a rarity in America.
>
>         [ 11.0 seconds 0-60 ]
>
>         Lows: Slightly contorted driving stance, box-car awkwardness
around
>               town, Tippecanoe and EuroVan, too.
>
>         [ .66g skidpad performace ]
>
>         The Verdict: The neighborhood fat kid who tries out for baseball.
>                      He's fun, he's amusing, he's upbeat. But he's not all
>                      that good at baseball
>