We bought a '02 Eurovan for my wife... got too tired of all the calls -
"now the vanagon is doing this....." and having to diagnose and fix over
the phone while my wife and kids sit on the road.  I still drive a
diesel van, but needed a newer vehicle for them....
Comparing to all the other vans on the market today, the Eurovan was the
only one that had that kind of interior space, short of a conversion
van, which offered very poor driveability for my wife.
While I'd trade it in a second for a diesel van, or a manual
transmission, it's simply the least of all evils in todays "disposable"
auto market.  There's absolutely no reason a vehicle needs 200 hp.  17
MPG is atrocious.
That said, the traction control and ABS make me feel better having my
family in when I'm not there, and the heated seats are awesome for our
Wisconsin winters.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Steve Lashley
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 10:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

There seems to be a lot of misinformation on this list about the
EuroVan.
I've liked every VW van I've ever driven or ridden in.  I can understand
Vanagon owners that like their vehicle, I just can't understand this
hatred
for the EuroVan.

If this list is still around in 10 years, I'll bet the address will have
changed to eurovan@gerry.eurovan.com  and the vintage bus list will
change
from vintagebus@type2.com to vintagevanagon@type3.com

Steve Lashley
SKL Enterprises Inc.
http://EuroCampers.com
636-797-9015
636-789-2127 fax