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<P>Joe, </P>
<P>This story sounds too familiar.&nbsp; Our '93 weekender shreaded a v-belt last year.&nbsp; It was the AC compressor that seised up causing the belt to burn and self-destruct.&nbsp; After being quoted over $2500 for a complete AC rebuild, we opted for an AC compressor by-pass.&nbsp; Our mechanic ordered a shorter belt, removed the compressor, and tied off the hoses.&nbsp; I think the repair was around $500.&nbsp; I can dig up more details if needed, but please pass this on to the Euro owner, so that he knows there is an option available.&nbsp; We found the AC to be weak at best anyway, so we don't really miss it.</P>
<P>BTW: our '90 vanagon is just as fast or faster 0-60, than our Eurovan.&nbsp; The 93 has a 5 cylinder Audi that is really a dog. </P>
<P>Dan Kapeller<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>joe trussell &lt;vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM&gt;</I><BR>Reply-To:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>joe trussell &lt;vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM&gt;</I><BR>To:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</I><BR>Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill</I><BR>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:03:37 +0000</I><BR>A friend of mine called on Saturday night and said he and his wife and two<BR>kids were stranded in Stratton, CO (near the Kansas border) after losing the<BR>V-belt on their '93 Eurovan Weekender en route from Kansas City.<BR><BR>They had the Eurovan towed back to Denver by AAA, who incidentally refused<BR>to transport he and his family, and got a motel in Stratton.<BR><BR>I took off early yesterday morning from Denver and headed out on the plains<BR>in my Vanagon to pick them up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I had a great trip out; I've done a lot of<BR>mountain driving since
the Subaru 2.2 conversion but hadn't done much<BR>flat-out highway driving.&nbsp;&nbsp;I stayed around 70-75 MPH @ 4000-4100 RPM and got<BR>around 22 MPG for the 150 miles out there.<BR><BR>They were happy to see me--I picked up my buddy and his family and all of<BR>their luggage, gifts, baby stuff, etc. and started back.&nbsp;&nbsp;My buddy was<BR>telling me all about what a rough night they'd had the night before, costs<BR>involved, etc. as I took the onramp to the Interstate.<BR><BR>He then stopped in mid-sentence and said, "whoa--how fast are we going?<BR>This thing is like a rocket!"&nbsp;&nbsp;He turned to his wife "honey, did you feel<BR>that?&nbsp;&nbsp;We're already going 70!"<BR><BR>Anyway, I got him and his family back to Golden by noon.&nbsp;&nbsp;And after the ride<BR>and the conversation about his Eurovan and my Vanagon, he was dead set on a<BR>Subaru-converted Vanagon when
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