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Subject:Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
From:Alan Pickersgill
Date:Thu, 12 Mar 1998 22:34:07 -0500

>     I would love to have a diesel EV Camper.  What I would really, really
>     love is the long wheelbase Winnebago EV Camper with a TDI.  Being a
>     4X4 would be an extra added feature.  Unfortunately I don't think
>     diesel EVs will ever be sold in the USA.  But, I wonder...
>
>     Diesels are real popular in Canada.  I wonder if any EV diesel campers
>     are available in Canada.  Since Canadian vehicle requirements are very
>     similar to those in the USA, having a vehicle available in Canada
>     would mean that VW had satisfied the vehicle requirements for North
>     America.  It should be possible to import such a Canadian vehicle into
>     the USA.
>
>     Considering the German EV TDI, I wonder if air conditioning is an
>     option?  Hopefully, the TDI would have enough power for air
>     conditioning.

I exchanged e-mails with a large VW dealer and EV Winnebago dealer in
Whitby Ontario (near Toronto)  who has converted a long wheelbase diesel to
a camper. But has no  pop top. Price was $29,000 Canadian. Company  is
called Owasco,  http://www.owasco-canada.com/index.html

Also there is a company in Vancouver called GTRV that does pop top
conversions and interiors. I think he said the cost was for a new
Transporter ~ $22,000 +  $15,000 for pop top, windows and interior. It
looks good in the brochure but they have no web site. At $37,000 Canadian
it compares favourably with the Winnebago @ $50,000 + but I don't know how
it compares for features and quality.

Alan Pickersgill
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
'85 Transporter (modified as camper) 183,000km