AMEN! The Eurovan is quite possibly the coolest mass produced vehicle on the road, if you (bwahahaha) care about utility. Still, Bill, ya shoulda just gotten a trailer for the Jetta and turned that into the family-mobile. Kids? Just stick em in the 4x6 trailer. ;)
I _almost_ bought an old air-cooled westy this summer ($1200! Rebuilt motor and tranny! No Rust!!!), but it would have involved driving a car with bad points and a rear wheel that smoked from oregon to boston. ;) Drop in now and then and keep us informed as to the progress of the GT4 monster...oh, and I *REALLY* want to see it run this spring. Please,please,please email me before it gets track time... take care, pat At 11:39 PM 1/13/00 -0500, Team Degenerate wrote: >I figured I'd see what the EV-list comment drew for FB - jeez you guys >need to edgycate yurelves on something beyond A2 A2A2A2.... there is >more and someday YOU may need - hell decide you WANT more. Don't >worry about me Brice I'm no moron - maybe a bit over the edge but no >moron, I'll be back in a A2 ( corrado VR6 prolly) once my EV is paid off >- couple years. > >"Osborne, Brice D, GRWMK" wrote: >> >> What in the Sam Hell do you want a minivan for? >> yuppie moron mobiles in my drive. > >"yuppie moron mobile" oh man please, that may be true of most minivans >- hell all minivans but the EV and *of the EV's* the multivan models and >multivan weekender is a "swiss army knife on wheels" P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-L >and more character than all the other minis plus GERMAN styling just not >performance ;-) >> >> BTW, do you also have a Volvo? >No but I'd LOVE a 1995 T5R wagon - it'de eat up most of the cars on >this list. >> >> Brice >> family vehicle hater >hehehe - even if it's a VW? No wait your new to VW - so your not really >into VW's??? Oh that must be it. You'de like the headroom ;-) > >> WHAT NOW MORE????????.... now Son writes: >> >> Last year at the LA Auto Show I spoke w/ the sales >> droid about the Eurovan VR6 and asked why it was >> thousands more than the top of the line Sienna or >> Odyssey. They knew it was overpriced. > >yes they did - even back in 1993 when a van like mine cost $36K new. (I >paid $10K this Fall) >VW knows they are pricey but also knows there is a small audience who >wants a special van. > >> I've seen thousands of Siennas and Odysseys on the >> road and to date have only seen 1 Eurovan VR6. > >Between 93 and 94 model years they only made 10,400 (+/- a couple >hundred) Then 95's changed styling a bit - no 96's - 97 had them back, >no 98's and back again in 99. VR6 came on to replace I-5 in >1995,97,99. >No you won't see many on the road ( at least here in US) - I like it >that way. > >> We need/want a minivan and would consider it if it >> wasn't so expensive w/ much fewer features. >"Much fewer features" ? aw come on - *COME ON* open your eyes - nothing >can touch the EV on features >go see: >http://www.vw.com/eurovan/photos.htm > >Compare any Y2K mini to an EV Multivan(MV) or my fave the >MV " weekender" and hands down the VW KICKS ASS. I'm not even getting >into EVC's ( campers) because I don't see them as a wise choice for a >young family ( less seating , propane on board, heavier) > >BTW many people on the EV list have picked up new 99 EV's for like $24K >last Fall..... yah VR6's all of them - BARGAIN > > The Sienna >> or Odyssey is on top of my minivan list... >you got shit for taste >> >> Son > >Son Dude - WTF is a Sienna? >sounds like a tasty dessert or flavored coffee? yah? > >Screw the odyssey? it's *NOT A VAN* it's a car. The first time I pulled >up at a light next to one of those POS I laughed out loud ... HUH?? >whys it so short? And tiny? and unsafe if you were EVER rear ended in >one while sitting in the backseat that is about 3" from the bumper. > >EV MV Weekenders seat SEVEN adults and SLEEP FOUR adults, Comfortably. >Find any other mini in the US that does that. > >I have a headache > >Bill >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
