On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:34:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:56:44 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Do plenty of research. The VW based RV is not getting rave reviews here
in
the US.

Eisboch


The VW based RV sold here, until last year, was put together by Winnebago
and had a gas engine. The five cylinder diesel in the European van is much
like your engine in the Sprinter. We drove that thing at 130kph for hours
on end. He had a higher top installed and did the interior work himself.
He's talented!


The comments I've heard were on a couple of RV forums that I occasionally
read.
Complaints were centered around lack of power and poor handling. (RV
conversions are typically heavier) The diesel variety may be much better.

Eisboch


There is a chance, so I hear, that VW may start importing the diesel van.
In the meantime, the Sprinter based RV's are commanding my attention. The
damn things aren't cheap, though. They seem to run within 5k of $80k no
matter who does the conversion.
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