I tried one out a couple of years ago (Dodge Sprinter)
and they really do drive & turn quite easily!
(albeit it was empty)

I put in an offer on it, but it wasn't accepted
Otherwise,  I'd be camping in a Surfing Van as we speak! :o)
And, driving a Syncro from SLC to the great NW
on a regular basis, Mileage is Very important to me Today!
16 mpg just don't cut it today (carbon foot print & all)
In fact, I could & will install an SVX
and still get the same or better mileage
than the stock engine!? (wus up wit that ???  :o)

In fact, I've toyed with the idea of renting a storage unit
for my bus in the PDX area
and Flying the 1600 miles up & back! :o)
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting to me are the two diesel engine options and the 6sp manual
> tranny option.  I tend to keep my vehicles for 10+ years.  I'd guess by
> 2019
> petro-fuel will be pretty expensive, so miles per gallon will be more
> important.  Diesels do seem to run a lot longer than gas motors, unless VW
> has figured out a way to make them fail (so they can sell another 'unit')
> early and get the public to believe it's 'normal'.
>  On another note:  I recently saw an ad for "cosmetic updates" to make your
> Dodge Sprinter into a Mercedes.  You could probably do that to your
> Toureg..make it look like a Cayenne...Or your Mercury Van...make it into a
> Toyota Previa...
>  A third note:
>  Does anyone else find those Sprinter/Mercedes to appear to be slight
> Overkill?  I'm starting to see a lot of them around Oregon being driven as
> daily drivers/work/windsurfing vehicles.  I've never driven one myself but
> they certainly are huge looking and look quite top heavy.
>   Don Hanson
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
> pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5131674&fSectionId=3921&fSetId=381
> >
> >
> > Pete
> > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/> <
> http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
> >
>