The holder of the ticket, predicting 7:16 hrs between the eurovan query and Don's mention of his new van can redeem the prize in the lobby for the next 30 minutes.

:)

Alistair

> On Jul 25, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That is great that your van has run so well and given you painless
> service.   There are many people who'll post that THEIR WBX motor has gone
> XXX, xxx miles without blowing a gasket, too...
> 
> But the question one needs to ask, to paraphrase that famous tough guy,
> Dirty Harry....is do you feel lucky, ______?   I don't think anyone can
> argue that a portion of the WBX powered vans have gone long miles, but I
> don't think anyone can argue, either, that those are not the vans that have
> given the WBX motors their reputation.
>   That being said, I have no personal history with either a WBX Van or a
> Eurovan, but I do have many acquaintances who have had them, and I did do a
> lot of research when I was looking for an alternative to my big American
> 4x4 diesel camper truck.   I struck both off my list of likely prospects
> because I didn't feel lucky...and I didn't want to be paying frequent and
> expensive parts bills and constantly rebuilding something...
>   I think you gather all the information you can and then weigh the
> information and make an informed decision...Maybe the Eurovans ARE good
> some years and have their notorious transmission failures only on some
> model years...  I think that was the OP's real question..
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Kris Seago <eljefeweizen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I replied to the original sender rather than to the list with this earlier
>> post:
>> 
>> I think it depends on the specific Eurovan. I have a 1997 Eurovan Camper
>> with 218,000 miles on the original engine and transmission. I took it on a
>> 2500 mile adventure earlier this summer without a hiccup. Highway speeds 70
>> - 75. I averaged right at 20 MPG for the trip.
>> 
>> Kris S. Seago
>> 
>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:42 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 7/22/2014 6:18 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> Are these are notorious as earlier model years?
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Harry
>>> A buddy of mine had one of their Multivans and that VR6 got him 20MPG
>>> with the AC on and doing 70 mph.  Haven't talked to him in 12 years
>>> though, so .....
>>> 
>>> DM&FS
>>