VW EuroVan as people/motorcycle transport?

[SpeedyCorky]

I will show you this thread... http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444353

and quote myself....


Besides a wealth of other common VW issues... The single biggest problem with the Eurovan is it's automatic transmission. That generation of VW Trans is WELL, WELL known for being a problem. And I know of at least one rebuilder that will NOT warranty one without buying a brand new control module. The problem with that? They are about $800.00 wholesale, and according to our parts dealer, there are no new ones in the US. (ours had to come from Germany)

NEVER buy a Eurovan!
(But if you really want one.... my shop has one for sale... brand new TCM! lol)

your post in that thread was the final nail in the coffin for me and a VW Eurovan - THANK YOU. I spent a lot of time researching the Eurovan and looked at A LOT of for sale adds. almost ALL of them have to have their tranny replaced at around 100k miles, and its SUPER pricy. not to mention, they really are pretty basic vans - considering the price.

I ended up getting a 1999 dodge caravan 3.8L. picked it up for 1/3 of what I was about to plunk down for a Eurovan (4k as opposed to $12k), has 30k less miles than i expected to get it with (has 83k).... and its WAY WAY faster than any stinkin' Eurovan, and its got heated leather seats and duel climate control for the motherfucking WIN! Sure the ceiling height is a bit lower, so i gotta remove the windscreen to fit my R6 in there; but thats small beans compared to the benefits of going with the caravan. and the caravan has those factory mounted floor hook thingies, so strapping down the bikes is a SNAP.

Eurovan =


friends dont let friends buy Eurovans

 

[kingmoochr]

Anyone ever put dirt bikes in a minivan?

 

[Crjunkee]

Yes I have. The astro van works. Use a tie down from handle bars to front axle. this squashes the front end. So you can roll it into the back doors

 

[Tremelune]

I would love to see a video of this--not because I don't believe you, but to see how well/easily it works. I remember it taking 20 minutes to get a 1098 in mine, but we employed the two-idiots-lean-angling-it-around-while-arguing method instead of the fork compression.

If I could get two bikes in an Astro without too much uncertainty and rigamarole, I'd buy one real quick.

 

[deathbug74]

Get the ram van, a lowering kit, and lower profile tires. will cost less in the long run than the eurovan.

http://www.andysautosport.com/dodge...sion/lowering_kits/block_kits/djm_suspension/

teeempting...

 

[vato_loco]

Back in the 70s my dad drove us to Costa Rica in one of these. We broke down in Los Banos, about 2 hours from SF, but papa was prepared: he packed a spare engine. We made it although at some point the sliding door fell off…

 

[Tremelune]