

| Subject: | Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url |
| From: | Alan Pickersgill |
| Date: | Fri, 13 Mar 1998 07:45:47 -0500 |
I should have made it clear that there is no picture of the diesel/Transporter/non-pop-top/camper on the Owasco site, but there is some interesting stuff including rear hatch mounting racks with pictures. >> 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 >
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