hey john,

i haven't been following this thread so sorry if the following has already
been covered.

man, i hope your in canada! those prices are crazy!! if they are us
prices, i'm glad i bought my '97 evc when i did and only spent a couple
grand more than the mv instead of $10K.

later,

tony

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, John Gladu wrote:

> Payed another visit to Mahan VW's lot today.
> There are now four new Eurovans there.
>
> '97 Eurobago  with fridge ($76) and "couch, removable" ($692)   $10,375
>    (Gnote: no sticker for the vehicle itself - just for the conversion)
>
> '99 Eurovan MV (Gnote: this is the one I reported on last week)
>                                               power sunroof    $1,000
>
>                                       Silver Grey Metallic       $275
>                                          destination charge      $565
>                                                       Total   $33,240
>       Basically the same as our '93 MV, with the rear-facing
>         middle seats (dual armrests on these)
>       But I noticed some differences this time -
>         there are two storage compartments with doors under
>           the rear seat, one with a lock;
>         a center console under the dash, with "drinkies" molded in;
>         All '99s come with dual airbags and no glovebox.
>
> '99 Eurovan GLS  Island Blue Metallic                  base   $29,900
>                                                       paint      $275
>                                          destination charge      $565
>                                                       Total   $30,740
>       Automatic; forward-facing middle seats (with
>       drinkie molded in to the base of the right-side seat;
>       rear seat is three buckets, not a "bench", with the
>       seat-belt receivers built in to the base, not on
>       straps; gray, striped, velour interior.
>
> '99 Eurovan GLS        Black Magic Metallic                   same as above.
>
> ------
>
> Other stuff from the sticker (different from what I perceive to be the
> items on our '93):
>
> "Standard":
>
> Mechanical...
> Front Wheel drive with low speed traction control
> 4 speed automatic overdrive transmission
> Alloy wheels
>
> Safety...
> ABS on 4 wheel disc brakes
> Dual airbags
> Daytime running lights
> Front safety belt pretensioners
>
> Comfort...
> Power windows, with "one-touch" UP & down, pinch protection
>
> 170cid V6
>
> ------
>
> Small sticker on sliding door window...
>
> US/Canadian parts content: 1%
> Major sources of foreign parts content: Germany    75%
> Final assembly point: Hannover, Germany
>
> bcnu - Grungy (John Gladu)     (Houston, TX)    grungy@mindless.com
>
> '60 dddPanel walk-thru / '90 Vanagon / '68 & '69 Bugs / '93 Eurovan
>
>