Date:         Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:59:11 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: the weekender saga again
Comments: To: todd@larkbooks.com
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In a message dated 3/22/00 9:26:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
todd@LARKBOOKS.COM writes:

<< What's the difference between a standard weekender and the Wolfsburg
 weekender? What does GL stand for?
  >>

of course i have something to say on this, as usual :<)

a "weekender" is a interior package offered on the 7 passenger hardtop
vanagon that has the back seat that folds down into a queen size bed, and the
seatbacks of the middle seat fold forward.  that's it.

a "wolfsburg" vanagon is one that has the wolfsburg badge. :<)  they always
had a bed in the back. whether it be a 7 pass hardtop, or a '85-'86 Non - GL
poptop westy, or a '84 full GL westy wolfsburg....


if you think about it, the only true "wolfsburg weekender" would be an '84 7
pass wolfsburg ed.     all the others were '85-'86 westy weekenders, and the
'87 up wolfsburgs were all 7 pass hardtop vans w/ the carat style interior
(w/ jumpseats/flip out table)

and "GL" means different things from year to year.  i had a '83.5 9 pass GL.
had vinyl seats.  i have another 83.5 7 pass GL. has velour seats.  i had a
'84 GL with black bumpers..had one w/ chrome.... GL usually means a slightly
better trim line, but it varies.

confused????   good :<)  i think that's the way VW intended..  :<)

chris