2000 Volkswagen EuroVan MV from North America - Comments

Power window switch

power steering assembly

shoulder restraint guides

power outlet (where cigarette lighter goes in)

battery

tailgate hand strap

automatic door lock/unlocking mechanism

Two interior plastic covers/panels tabs broke off

Plastic gear trays sitting behind jump seats tabs broke off.

Disappointed with fit and finish for the most expensive "mini-van" on the US market

I expect more from Volkswagen, known for its precise engineering and fine assembly

VR6 motor coupled with tuned transmission makes for quick acceleration-leaves other mini-vans in the dust.

Back seat not ergonomically correct-uncomfortable

Love those quick release, back wards facing jump seats!

Both front seats not compatible with drivers measuring 6'5" (or 194cm) tall-knees wedged up against air bag cover in passenger seat and seat angle has to adjusted way back for marginal comfort in driver seat.

Interior by Westphalia has some quality problems (literally cut corners with sub-flooring).

Spare tire release assembly awkward.

Overall interior plastic covers/panels fit poorly.

Winnebego does the interior.

No, the metal plate attached on a vertical surface near the floor clearly reads Westfalia A.G.

No...Winnebago does not do the conversion on the MV. The Weekender is done in Germany by Westfalia.

After reading several posts covering the years the Euro vans have been available in the US, I realize that we are complaining about several different vehicles - the Weekender vs the full camper. One is finished by Westphalia, the other by Winnebago.

I also have come to believe that many of the failings found on both models can be blamed on the the ever-increasing standard of living world-wide (a good thing). With the resultant higher cost of labor affecting quality and cost = of items at the retail level - otherwise known as "the end user" (a frustrating thing).

To a much greater extent than in decades past, entities in-between the individual maker and the end user have had to adjust their profit expectations sharply downward or run the risk of selling (or failing to sell) their product at prices the market can't bear. Does that ring any Euro van owners bells ?

Exactly why the Eurovan falls so short of our expectations for vehicles made by the same mfg. as the Jetta and the much-loved bug and bus of yore escapes me. And as a past owner of a bug, a bus and now the possessor of the last Eurovan,it saddens me...