Oh you're incorrigible!
Alistair

> On Jul 25, 2014, at 8:46 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ha...!, Good One, but I didn't mention my 'new' van....I was speaking of my REAL van, the 84 tin top with an inline motor....
> 
>     But, since YOU bring it up... and it IS Friday....
> 
>    I've gotten used to that automatic transmission in the Safari and I can sort of predict when it will decide to shift, now.   I still do not like it or the one in my SOs Subaru, either..
>    I took a real highway drive, without a load of tools and no city driving and I did manage 17 miles per gallon...so it's not too bad for a 4000lb awd van..
>    I still prefer my Vanagon, for sure...
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 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
>> >>
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