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Subject:Re: Eurovan vs Vanagon
From:Rennie Wible
Date:Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:27:21 -0800

I have looked over the new Eurovan Weekender and I thought the bed was
fairly comfortable, about the same as my 86 Weekender.  201hp, in a VW
bus, woohoo!  VW does offer a CD player, but it is an option.  I have to
test drive every single one that VW delivers to us!

Rennie
VolksDragon@earthlink.net
Los Angeles
Peyton Cramer Volkswagen

Tim wrote:
>
> I have seriously looked at the 2001/2002 Westfalia MV (Weekender) and was
> not impressed with the seat that folds into a bed. It does not fold flat and
> I find this hard to believe since the vehicle is $30+K. I was impressed with
> the power and how it drove. I was driving up Mt. Rose highway out of Reno,
> NV and actually had to slow down since the Highway Patrol was very active
> that day. The other issue is no CD player. Other than that it looks great
> and there is onlt one option.
>
> Now the Winnebego conversion is another animal @ $39K, OUCH!!! Let me see.
> That is three good 1991 Westy Vanagon's. One for the desert, one for the
> mountains, and one for the family.
>
> Then there is the Rialta by Winnebego
> http://www.winnebagoind.com/rialta.htm
>
> Tim O
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "developtrust" <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:21 AM
> Subject: Eurovan vs Vanagon
>
> > I was in for a check up on my Vanagon and a person with a new Eurovan was
> > willing to trade straigfht across for the Vanagon. She was so unhappy with
> > her purchase of the Eurovan and the interior appliance configuration. When
> > the bed was down it blocked her lower cabinets plus other problems I do
> not
> > remember.
> >
> > William
> > new to this list
> >