On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>wrote:

> Zoltan's statement still holds true.  Just because Toyota can now afford
> the
> big bribes like the rest of the US auto companies
> doesn't mean that what he said is wrong....
>
> Steven
>
>    On Scott's point that Toyota Vans are difficult to work on, therefore
not so great.....

   You gotta say...it is better to have a WBX Vanagon and know you can (and
likely will) be easily working on it all the time....or a van that if you
ever do have to work on it, it may be a bit more of a chore?

   Yes, it is probably much easier to change the motor in a Vangon than it
may be to even change the sparkplugs in a Toyota Van....but you might have
to change that VW motor 3 times before you will be changing the plugs on
your modern van...

   And yes, it's probably a pain to repair a complicated mid engine toyota
van out on the road...but then that is an unlikely possibility...they just
don't break down very often.

   Don't get me wrong, I love my inline Vanagon 5sp and I can't really
conceive of a better vehicle for my personal use...but for other uses than I
do right now, like sustained interstate driving or low traction winter
driving or city freeway driving....a modern Toyota might be a bit more
suited..

  Don Hanson