I'm just repeating hearsay information here.
It has been said that the EV 5 cylinder engines are Audi engines and the
repairs and parts are enough to send the unit to the scrap yards.
This information came to me last year when I inquired of the Eurovan list
about buying a 92 EV with a burnt valve. The price was right at $1300.00 for
a van with beautiful upholstery, mag wheels, good tires, factory CD with 5
disk changer, A/C, automatic etc. etc. Overall a beautiful van with all the
ground effects and FuFu faring.

Stan Wilder
http://www.engineceramics.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Eurovan; to buy or not to buy...

> In a message dated 5/23/04 2:13:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM writes:
>
>
> > Some of the early 1993 models have >>
> > Some say the air conditioning and automatic transmissions are a weak
point.
> > I've never had problems with either.  I would even go as far as saying
the
> > automatics last longer and give you less problems than the 5 speed
manual.
> >
> >
>
> Steve, i think you are the only person ive ever heard praising the '93-95
> eurovan automatic tranny.. :<)   but i am not going to make a blanket
> statement...i suspect everything out there will be reliable, and work
correctly if you
> MAINTAIN it. as steve has done..
> just like gas heaters..if you maintain them, they work great.  if you are
not
> educated on their fundamentals, and do not follow maintence, then they
dont
> give optimum performance.
>
> chris