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Subject:Eurovan Traction
From:Joel Cort
Date:Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:28:22 -0700

OK, so let's pick on EV Traction too.

I was all exited and ready to buy a one owner Eurovan
from a local Rochester (snow belt) dealer
(www.cdicars.com).  I test drove a 95 EV MV automatic
with used Michelins and the damn thing could not climb
a simple little rise with snow on it.  The two front
wheel just sat there and spun spewing snow and gravel.
I took several runs at it and finally got enough
momentum or had worn enough snow/ice off to expose the
gravel driveway to get it over the hump.  It drove
fine on the open road of course but being in Rochacha
figured that I would encounter other if not worse snow
humps to get over.

I was NOT impressed or maybe it needed new Tigerpaws.
I did not buy the $12,500 EV MV. CDI got rid of it at
an auction.

Now if we could get a Eurovan Syncro MV VR6, that
would be fun to test the traction on dirt and snow.

Joel Cort
89 Syncro Westy MV
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