Date:         Sat, 27 Jan 2001 08:49:05 +1000
Reply-To:     Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
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From:         Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1987 Vanagon GL Synchro for Sale
Comments: To: Peter Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
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Peter,

Luke Paisier is concerned about taking his Syncro camper from USA to
Australia where, rather rediculously, vehicles with left hand drive (as in
USA, mailand Europe, etc) are not permitted (unless the vehicle is only
temporarily brought in as a tourist's vehicle).  I know it doesn't really
matter and there are some advantages to having the steering on the 'wrong'
side but that is the law in Australia.   There is an exemption now for
vehicles over 30 years old but Luke's Westfalia is not that old.

However, as I now understand his car is not actually a "Westfalia" but some
other American conversion, I don't think it is worth him taking the trouble
of shipping it home to Australia.

Simon Glen
1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
1969 VW 411


Peter Cassidy wrote:

> >Camper is complete in every way and ready to travel.
>
> [snip] tons o' details ...
>
> >Currently lives in San Francisco.
> >
> >I have to sell my baby because I'm returning to Australia. I wish it was
> >RHD!
>
> So bring it with you! I did with mine - it's outside in the parking lot
> here in Ireland right now. Being LHD in a RHD country isn't that much of
> a disadvantage, especially in a high van.
>
> Pete C
>
> --
> Pete  Cassidy,                              pcassidy@apple.com
> Cork, Ireland                         http://www.iol.ie/~pcassidy
> '88 Wolfsburg "Muriel", '71 Westy         *not speaking for Apple*