RichBenn Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Lake Tahoe, NV
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: New girl here! Help me convince husband on a eurovan. |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
RichBenn wrote: |
So with your kids, maybe consider a Rialta, built on a Eurovan chassis. Much more room, still great MPG, and actually less expensive than a Eurovan. This from a Vanagon owner who was tired of the noise and lack of bathroom.
If you or your husband is 6' or taller, then maybe not. These aren't known for headroom. |
While a Rialta might be larger, they have a horrible floorplan that effectively renders it useless for anything more than a couple. |
There are 3-4 different floorplans. Mine is the HD, which is as you say. Others, like the QD, can sleep 4, maybe 5 with small kids sharing beds. _________________ Rich |
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shenan-agon Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2005 Posts: 423 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: New girl here! Help me convince husband on a Eurovan |
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If you still need advice on a shop for a pre-purchase inspection, I can recommend Precision Motor Car:
http://www.precisionmotorcar.com/
They didn't do my PPI (bought my van out of state), but I did have them install a transmission cooler - they always have a few vans in the lot. They also worked on my '86 GTI back in the '90s, so they've been around a while _________________ Old: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia Weekender
New: 2003 Eurovan Westfalia Weekender |
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