Carsten Schermuly
28th June 2008, 03:06 AM (03:06)
Ruth & me need another car, during the last fifteen years we looked always to get a used "cheap" car - it is an illusion. "used" means often "old" and so I did not know what repairs did us await. A regular car was often too small - our children are out of parents home and must for studies move, then we had to rent a truck (sometimes too big and always too slow) because the price classes. For a long time I was unsure what to do.
I take a Volkswagen "T5 Transporter Kombi" in its longer length, 16 inches, 40 centimeters longer.
http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge.de/vwcms_publish/etc/medialib/vwcms/virtualmaster/de_vwn/grossraumlimousinen/multivan/stage.Par.0061.Image.jpg
There is a better model "Multivan" - more comfortable, e. g. textile carpet instead of black or grey rubber floor - first class radio (really like a concert hall - an amazing great sound) etc. This luxury model we do not need or can get its single elements in addition - later (GPS, air condition, etc).
This are the cheaper class of seats - max three rows a 3 seats = 9 persons. This is good to play taxi in sundays or while travel to district assembley etc to pick up people, do not own a car or are handicapped. The longer variation allows to get wheelchairs in without a space problem (fixed on floor after german law for security)
and
there is enaugh space for bagage - our problem we had with regular cars (5 seats) - here is wiped away.
Photo shows the shorter car with 2 back doors.
http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge.de/vwcms_publish/etc/medialib/vwcms/virtualmaster/de_vwn/fahrzeuge/transporter/city.Par.0016.Image.jpg
Once we (Ruth & me - the children are off from home) want to travel "just for fun" - vacancies - we can change the interieur, e. g.
http://www.varius-reisemobile.de/presse1.htm
I know this company, I had already some camping furnitures from. Their stuff can be build in without to use special tools or without to make changings on the fixing points.
Gasoline or Diesel?
Right now I think to take gasoline. The price difference to Diesel in Europe does no more play a role and the engines do deliver the same max speed - up to 190 km / h. Since the T5 got a new front axle, the typical Diesel sound is gone - the T5 Diesel has nearby the same noise level like the gasoline engines. To work on a gasoline engine is easier done, the Diesel engines do have higher pressures in injection system and in zylinders - I have not liked on an elder VW Diesel I do own (LT 28 D Transporter, a small truck).
A big car does swallow too much?
No. On one side.
The engines are built under the same main aspects like car engines.
Yes. On the other side.
But - once I do not pay here - I must pay in another way for transport capacities (alternate rent a car or truck - take a pencil - it does cost the same).
What do you think, please?
We often do play taxi for others and sometimes we must make unbeloved compromises because our regular car with 5 seats was too small - and to take an electric driven wheel chair we have been not able, only the folded, hand driven.
nine seats plus space for bagage
I take a Volkswagen "T5 Transporter Kombi" in its longer length, 16 inches, 40 centimeters longer.
http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge.de/vwcms_publish/etc/medialib/vwcms/virtualmaster/de_vwn/grossraumlimousinen/multivan/stage.Par.0061.Image.jpg
There is a better model "Multivan" - more comfortable, e. g. textile carpet instead of black or grey rubber floor - first class radio (really like a concert hall - an amazing great sound) etc. This luxury model we do not need or can get its single elements in addition - later (GPS, air condition, etc).
This are the cheaper class of seats - max three rows a 3 seats = 9 persons. This is good to play taxi in sundays or while travel to district assembley etc to pick up people, do not own a car or are handicapped. The longer variation allows to get wheelchairs in without a space problem (fixed on floor after german law for security)
and
there is enaugh space for bagage - our problem we had with regular cars (5 seats) - here is wiped away.
Photo shows the shorter car with 2 back doors.
http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge.de/vwcms_publish/etc/medialib/vwcms/virtualmaster/de_vwn/fahrzeuge/transporter/city.Par.0016.Image.jpg
Once we (Ruth & me - the children are off from home) want to travel "just for fun" - vacancies - we can change the interieur, e. g.
http://www.varius-reisemobile.de/presse1.htm
I know this company, I had already some camping furnitures from. Their stuff can be build in without to use special tools or without to make changings on the fixing points.
Gasoline or Diesel?
Right now I think to take gasoline. The price difference to Diesel in Europe does no more play a role and the engines do deliver the same max speed - up to 190 km / h. Since the T5 got a new front axle, the typical Diesel sound is gone - the T5 Diesel has nearby the same noise level like the gasoline engines. To work on a gasoline engine is easier done, the Diesel engines do have higher pressures in injection system and in zylinders - I have not liked on an elder VW Diesel I do own (LT 28 D Transporter, a small truck).
A big car does swallow too much?
No. On one side.
The engines are built under the same main aspects like car engines.
Yes. On the other side.
But - once I do not pay here - I must pay in another way for transport capacities (alternate rent a car or truck - take a pencil - it does cost the same).
What do you think, please?
We often do play taxi for others and sometimes we must make unbeloved compromises because our regular car with 5 seats was too small - and to take an electric driven wheel chair we have been not able, only the folded, hand driven.
nine seats plus space for bagage