Tow cars and trailers

On May 22, 6:46 pm, bikensoar wrote:

I own a 2001 VW Eurovan camper. It has the Passat engine (6 cyl, 24
valve) and 16 " wheels. It tows like a dream
and gets near 20 mpg. They quit importing to the US in 2003 and now
are in high demand. I paid a little over
30k for mine. A year later for the exact same vehicle the price went
to 40k and now people are paying
up to 50k for a low mileage version of the 2001-2003 models.

It also doubles as a good around town vehicle (unlike most RVs) It
seats six and drives and parks like any
midsize car.

Or you could just buy a new Dodge Caravan now for a *lot* less money
that does everything you describe above except maybe for the "camper"
part. Don't worry, VW plans to start selling minivans again. They
will be based on the next generation Chrysler minivans. Chrysler will
be building them for VW.

Regards,

-Doug

Doug Hoffman wrote:
Or you could just buy a new Dodge Caravan now for a *lot* less money
that does everything you describe above except maybe for the "camper"
part. Don't worry, VW plans to start selling minivans again. They
will be based on the next generation Chrysler minivans. Chrysler will
be building them for VW.

The camper part is what makes the Eurovan Camper unique, and relatively
expensive. It's well worth it...

Marc

There is (was?) a pilot at Caesar Creek, Ohio, USA,
with a Ford F-250 turbo-diesel cargo van that he modified
with a Westfalia pop-top.

He bought a 'plain jane' (or should that be Plane Jane?)
basic cargo van. Pretty spartan. Then, he drove to
Indiana where Westfalia has their business and got
them to install the pop-top.

In the main part of the truck, he had installed some
cabinets, but I don't think he was through with it
at the time.

Pretty great idea, I think! Will the Ford Turbo-Diesel
end up being more reliable than the Chrysler minivan?
I don't know. I would surely hope so. And, it will
definitely have more 'grunt' to pull your Antares with
all those batteries in the wings...

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
(Still going through withdrawal tremors from NOT being
at a race this week...)


At 16:12 24 May 2007, Doug Hoffman wrote:
Marc Ramsey wrote
Doug Hoffman wrote:
Or you could just buy a new Dodge Caravan now for
a *lot*
less money
that does everything you describe above except maybe
for the
'camper'
part. Don't worry, VW plans to start selling minivans

again. They
will be based on the next generation Chrysler minivans.

Chrysler will
be building them for VW.

The camper part is what makes the Eurovan Camper unique,
and
relatively
expensive. It's well worth it...

Thanks for the clarification. The Eurovan
sounds like a very nice vehicle indeed. Perhaps
the less affluent could start with a
Caravan and get creative. With the
stow'n go rear seating there is a cavernous
space to use.
--
Doug


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Marc Ramsey wrote
Doug Hoffman wrote:
Or you could just buy a new Dodge Caravan now for a *lot*
less money
that does everything you describe above except maybe for the
"camper"
part. Don't worry, VW plans to start selling minivans
again. They
will be based on the next generation Chrysler minivans.
Chrysler will
be building them for VW.

The camper part is what makes the Eurovan Camper unique, and
relatively
expensive. It's well worth it...

Thanks for the clarification. The Eurovan
sounds like a very nice vehicle indeed. Perhaps
the less affluent could start with a
Caravan and get creative. With the
stow'n go rear seating there is a cavernous
space to use.
--
Doug


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Ray Lovinggood wrote:
He bought a 'plain jane' (or should that be Plane Jane?)
basic cargo van. Pretty spartan. Then, he drove to
Indiana where Westfalia has their business and got
them to install the pop-top.

Westfalia is a German company. The Eurovan Campers (pop-top,
upper/lower bed, refrigerator, stove, sink, furnace, cabinets, propane,
water tank) were converted by Winnebago in Iowa. The Eurovan Weekenders
(which are smaller, with pop-top, upper/lower bed, and a small
refrigerator under a seat) were converted by Westfalia in Germany.

Your friend probably went here for a conversion:

http://www.sportsmobile.com/

Marc