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GoWesty is for rich people. Their restored vans are the best, most reliable you can buy, but I don't have that kind of money.

Speeder, you should simply test drive a stock vanagon and a eurovan. See which you like, and if you can handle the low power of the vanagon. Drive them at highway speed, of course, but also make sure you tackle a hill. That's the only time I wish I had more power. Sometimes I think I should try driving a eurovan and see how I like it.

Since you are a DIYer, you may prefer the vanagon. They're real easy to work on, and there are a lot of cool upgrades.