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Re: Another damn tire question.....sorry!
Wayne <[email protected]>
--- In ev_update@..., "Miramonti, John"
<john.miramonti@l...> wrote: Some comments and questions:There was a letter from VW of America in the binder for the owners manual. My van is a 2001 EVC purchased 8/01. - Are those winter tires 205/60 or 205/65? (205/60 would besignificantly smaller in diameter, 205/65 would be almost the same as the 225/60) The tires in the special deal are as indicated: 205/60. - I'm using the Hakkepaletta WR's which are 99/100H and they haevgreat traction, but I've only had them for a couple weeks. WRs wouldn't work for me; I need studs. - Regarding the gross weight, remember the thing is nose heavy sothe load isn't the same on all 4 wheels, particularly when stopping. I've been trying to find out what the weight distribution of an empty EV is. Assuming it's 60/40 empty and scaling the load ratings for the 99H relative to the 102H I come up with something like a 200 lb reduction in payload. Annoying but not enough to affect most people most of the time. ('C2'?) grade tire that would meet the load rating, but I haven't been able to find it. (there are a lot of possible tires then) or whether I need to go to a 205/xx or 215/xx tire. But going to a narrower tire bothers me, but apparently VW thinks that's OK at least for winter(!?) talk is making my brain ache. What I'm really looking for is commentfrom Az, Mike and any other tire gurus in the group, especially anyoneE 225/60 R16 102H Reinforced tires. I got the winter tire "deal"which consisted of Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2 205/60 R16 C 100/98H Radial1 225/60 R16 98T tires with studs on his EVC and likes them a lot. Ime a max. speed of 118 mph and Az probably won't be driving my van sono food or camping gear, only one or two passengers) so I think thisif there are group members that have experience with the Hak 1, I'dsure like to hear what you think of this tire. I've run Nokian tires ona couple of other vehicles and am very satisfied with them. Also, I |
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Re: Porsche T4
Yes it's a .wmv file - Windoze Media Video.
Serge --- In ev_update@..., Todd Kuzma <tullio@T...> wrote: All I get on this link is a bunch of gobbledy-gook. Can I assumethat the video is in some sort of Windows format? I'm on a Mac. |
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Re: Porsche T4
AEBad <[email protected]>
--- In ev_update@..., "Az Barber <az_barber@b...>"
<az_barber@b...> wrote: Aww...c'mon Az...you'd shake off your trailer driving like that! Tony 01MV |
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Re: cd changer
jocolema <[email protected]>
--- In ev_update@..., "pilotbdl <pilotbdl@w...>"
<pilotbdl@w...> wrote: Anyone installed a cd changer in the 2002 EV Weekender? I havebeen looking at the Crutchfield catalog and would like to know thedegree of difficulty and pitfalls. Thanks BillI put a Pioneer FM-modulated 12 disc changer in my 2001 GLS with no problems. It took about 3 hours. I don't know if your passenger seat is different in the MVWK, but there was plenty of room for it in mine. I loosened the back cover on the seat and turned the CD changer to face backward for easier access, although this is probably not feasible on the MV. You will need the special European antenna adapters ($12 each from Circuit City) for the install. Also, to avoid drilling holes in the floor (and possibly the gas tank) I used heavy-duty two-sided foam tape to stick the unit down. Just cut out a hole the carpet, stick it to the metal, and it works like a charm. Removing the console and fishing the wires is the hardest part. Good luck. Joe C. |
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Euro look
so, who would like the euro look for their EV? CFI Motorsport has the
scoop on the single wiper for the van....... Subject: Bonrath new item Hi, The part just became available this month. Price will be around $199. Availability in the states-Feb-March. They have only made less than 8 pieces-need to gear up for world-wide distribution -peter CFI Motorsports W. Peter Howe 800.989.9260 cfimotorsports@... www.cfimotorsports.com ChRiStOpHeR e LiNdEnBeRg rsibeetle@... t4bus_boy@... Club H2O (庐漏鈩�) die h2o l枚sung ?the water solution? |
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Re: Anyone know about having a vehicle shipped cross-country (NY to UT)?
ann seitz
I don't know about shipping an EV but I had a car shipped once from MA to CA. That was 20 years ago. It cost about $500 and there is an inspection before they load the car and a sign off after I received it. The car is carried on a semi trailer just like new cars are shipped.
There was a small ding when I received the car, nothing bad. I don't remember the name of the company but "carrier" "car shipping" would find something. If you don't mind the mileage you might find someone at a university (or somwhere) to pay gas and drive the vehicle, the deal being they get where they want to be and you get your EV. Good luck. Ann T4Bus_BOY@... wrote:where in NY? LI, NY here. there is an auto train, but there in virginia. if there is a drop by you, i could drive it there. Utah would be nice though, great skiing. haven't been there since the olympics. ChRiStOpHeR e LiNdEnBeRg rsibeetle@... t4bus_boy@... Club H2O (�) die h2o l鰏ung ?the water solution? To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: Anyone know about having a vehicle shipped cross-country (NY to UT)?
where in NY? LI, NY here.
there is an auto train, but there in virginia. if there is a drop by you, i could drive it there. Utah would be nice though, great skiing. haven't been there since the olympics. ChRiStOpHeR e LiNdEnBeRg rsibeetle@... t4bus_boy@... Club H2O (庐漏鈩�) die h2o l枚sung ?the water solution? |
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Re: ESP and ABS warning lights?
i can't say much about the slip part, but yes, the speed sensor is
definitely a part of it. they came on for me when i had 2 different size tires, front & back. now the 4 are the same, all is good. Part 2.....i also had them stay on due to failure of the airbag clock spring in the steering wheel. went to the dealer new one was a dud, next one worked like a charm. being an EV and all this took about 11 days. so they were nice enough to give me a rental with UNLIMITED miles. sweet deal and there loss. i racked up a ton of miles. 2001 GLS VW Team K2/Trek ChRiStOpHeR e LiNdEnBeRg rsibeetle@... t4bus_boy@... Club H2O (庐漏鈩�) die h2o l枚sung ?the water solution? |
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Hard Top for '95 EVC
edwarabow <[email protected]>
Anyone know of an add-on hardtop for a '95 Eurovan Camper that
replaces pop-top and provides stand-up head room and additional storage? Thanks Ed |
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Re: Another damn tire question.....sorry!
Miramonti, John
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- How did you go about getting the "winter tire deal"? - Are those winter tires 205/60 or 205/65? (205/60 would be significantly smaller in diameter, 205/65 would be almost the same as the 225/60) - I'm using the Hakkepaletta WR's which are 99/100H and they haev great traction, but I've only had them for a couple weeks. - Regarding the gross weight, remember the thing is nose heavy so the load isn't the same on all 4 wheels, particularly when stopping. I've been trying to find out what the weight distribution of an empty EV is. Assuming it's 60/40 empty and scaling the load ratings for the 99H relative to the 102H I come up with something like a 200 lb reduction in payload. Annoying but not enough to affect most people most of the time. - Others have suggested that there may be a Nokian Commercial ('C2'?) grade tire that would meet the load rating, but I haven't been able to find it. - I'm still trying to figure out if a 235/xx width tire would work, (there are a lot of possible tires then) or whether I need to go to a 205/xx or 215/xx tire. But going to a narrower tire bothers me, but apparently VW thinks that's OK at least for winter(!?) John -----Original Message-----
From: Wayne <wayneskid@...> [mailto:wayneskid@...] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:52 PM To: ev_update@... Subject: [ev_update] Another damn tire question.....sorry! I know this must have been covered here before but all this tire talk is making my brain ache. What I'm really looking for is comment from Az, Mike and any other tire gurus in the group, especially anyone that's had experience with the tire I have in mind. Background: My 2001 EVC came with the standard Dunlop SP Sport 2000 E 225/60 R16 102H Reinforced tires. I got the winter tire "deal" which consisted of Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2 205/60 R16 C 100/98H Radial M+S tires. I'm going to start using the EVC as a daily driver for the duration of the winter and I need a more aggressive tread than the Winter Sports offer. Also, I really need studs for winter driving here in Alaska. A fellow Alaska driver and group member has put Nokian Hakkapeliita 1 225/60 R16 98T tires with studs on his EVC and likes them a lot. I am considering getting the same tires. I know I can't run chains with this tire but that's not an issue. A speed rating of T gives me a max. speed of 118 mph and Az probably won't be driving my van so that's not a problem. So, my remaining concern is load rating. My winter driving will typically be less aggressive and at lower speeds. Plus, the van will be carrying less load (no middle seat, no food or camping gear, only one or two passengers) so I think this should be just fine. BTW - A load rating of 98 gives a capacity of 1653 lb. per tire or 6612 lb. for four which is a little more than the GVWR of 5997 lb. shown on the Winnebago data plate. Which bring me to my question: am I missing something here? Also, if there are group members that have experience with the Hak 1, I'd sure like to hear what you think of this tire. I've run Nokian tires on a couple of other vehicles and am very satisfied with them. Also, I really like the idea of matching the size of the OEM tires. Thanks for you comments and Merry Christmas to all, WS in AK To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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Anyone know about having a vehicle shipped cross-country (NY to UT)?
Thomas Isom <[email protected]>
OK, here's now I can relate this post to Eurovans: I bought a 1993 EV
GL 5-sp. a couple of months ago. We absolutely love the space, and I really like the vehicle overall, but my wife doesn't like driving it around town. She gets a sore upper back, shoulders and neck (she is prone to this anyway, but the EV exacerbates it). She wants a smaller vehicle with an auto trans for getting around town (we'll still use the EV for when the whole family goes out). There is a vehicle in NY I may be able to get, but I live in Utah. Anyone know about shipping a car? Drive-aways? Anyone interested in driving a Japanese station wagon from NY to Utah for free (all costs paid)? |
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Re: cd changer
Joe Romas
I put one in my 96 Passat and it was a long way to run the cable but it
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worked fine. Our 93 ev-mv we purchashed a year ago had one already put in it. It's under the driver's seat and you change the casset through the side of the seat. It's a panasonic as is the stock radio. A friend just got a usa spec changer from crutchfield for his 03 jetta with monsoon sound and it's not quite compatable. Crutchfield was not much help but he went to usa spec and they are working to resolve a program problem. I would opt for the panasonic unit, either through vw or crutchfield. The cable only needs to go a short ways under the carpet. BUT BE CAREFULL when drilling mounting holes, the gas tank or lines are right under the floor!!!!! I'm a do it myself person and would not hesitate. Plus my connections to positive and ground are neater then what was in my van. When I got one for my 99.5 jetta tdi the dealer was cheaper (a first) but now they've gone up. The hardest part is removing the radio or "head" unit as it's called. The new ones take some kind of hooks but the older ones have 4 round holes and they are easy. with one under the seat it's out of sight and will not interfere with vw's diagnostic machine like a lot of after market ones will. Joe ----- Original Message -----
From: <pilotbdl@...> To: <ev_update@...> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: [ev_update] cd changer Anyone installed a cd changer in the 2002 EV Weekender? I have been |
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Re: cd changer
B. Nostrand
We've got a 2002 EV weekender and opted NOT to put the changer in but rather an in dash single CD player / receiver. The EV unlike the Passat is not prewired for the changer, so installation is expensive (you have to put it under the passenger seat.) Also, that location makes access difficult and you lose yet another storage space (of which there are way too few) as well. rbury
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From: pilotbdl <pilotbdl@...> To: ev_update@... Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:45 AM Subject: [ev_update] cd changer Anyone installed a cd changer in the 2002 EV Weekender? I have been looking at the Crutchfield catalog and would like to know the degree of difficulty and pitfalls. Thanks Bill To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Re: ESP and ABS warning lights?
steve
No, that happens to me all the time on wet roads with those big performance
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tires, especially if you are going up hill and turning at the same time, the tires slip a little... Steve ----- Original Message -----
From: "Qetesh" <qetesh_69@...> To: <ev_update@...> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: [ev_update] ESP and ABS warning lights? Last night while driving home from Blockbuster my 2002 EV ESP and ABSwarning lights both came on. After turning off and restarting the van, the lights stayed off. What could have caused these lights to come on like that? They came on when I was turning right at an intersection with moderately wet roads. Should I be concerned about a bigger problem?
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Re: Porsche T4
Okay... I stand corrected. For the price of the Porsche T4 ($186,000
Euros)... I'll take a new 2003 EV Weekender with heated seats and quit working for two years. M. Roy Nakamura -----Original Message----- From: rtt108 <rtt108@...> [mailto:rtt108@...] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:59 AM To: ev_update@... Subject: [ev_update] Re: Porsche T4 I listened again more closely, the price as 186,000 Euro's and 25 people will get one next year. 522 hp, and 675nm torque. it has a Porsche 939 motor, 3600litre? It weighs 2520kg and will do 0-100km in 5.1 seconds. It's biggest enemy is wind resistance. I think they said 273km/hr top speed?? (sorry, my German is really pathetic). Minimalist Porsche instrumentation, Recaro steering wheel and seats? DVD player. That's about all I can catch. --- In ev_update@..., "rtt108 <rtt108@y...>" <rtt108@y...> wrote: The film clip mentions the price as 186,000 Euro's (roughly 1 to 1seconds? My German is rather poor, and the announcer speaks very quckly forme. I think I'djust buy a boxster... To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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cd changer
pilotbdl <[email protected]>
Anyone installed a cd changer in the 2002 EV Weekender? I have been
looking at the Crutchfield catalog and would like to know the degree of difficulty and pitfalls. Thanks Bill |
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Re: ESP and ABS warning lights?
jeff_westy <[email protected]>
You might be able to get some "History" codes out of the controllers
if you take it to the dealer? The only thing that comes to mind is that they both use the wheel speed sensors? Jeff --- In ev_update@..., "Qetesh" <qetesh_69@h...> wrote: Last night while driving home from Blockbuster my 2002 EV ESP andABS warning lights both came on. After turning off and restarting the van, the lights stayed off. What could have caused these lights to come on like that? They came on when I was turning right at an intersection with moderately wet roads. Should I be concerned about a bigger problem? |
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ESP and ABS warning lights?
Qetesh
Last night while driving home from Blockbuster my 2002 EV ESP and ABS warning lights both came on. After turning off and restarting the van, the lights stayed off. What could have caused these lights to come on like that? They came on when I was turning right at an intersection with moderately wet roads. Should I be concerned about a bigger problem?
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Re: Anyone know about having a vehicle shipped cross-country (NY ...
In a message dated 12/18/2002 5:47:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
thomas_isom@... writes: There is aSomeone purchased my 93 EV about a year ago and had it shipped to SF area. The procedure was a rather large car carrier (truck) stopped near (two blocks away) my home near Annapolis, MD, I drove my EV there, he loaded it onto the car carrier and within a couple of weeks, the EV was delivered to the new owner. I do not know the cost but the carrier gets offers from the Internet and when he has a profitable load, he is on his way. My Bill of Lading shows the carrier to be WCS Express Inc., 1902 Galetown Dr., Severn, MD 21144 Phone 301 598-6508. Not sure if he goes to NY but he may be able to refer you to someone. Regards, Bob Williams Severna Park, MD Ex-1993 Weekender Now 2001 Weekender VIN WV2NB47031H104628 |
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