Date:         Sat, 21 Apr 2001 17:17:26 EDT
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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From:         Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Double cab questions
Comments: To: SyncrogalVW@cs.com
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Loretta,

You should really check-out a double cab in person before seriously
considering buying one. It will not be as comfortable or powerful as your
GMC, but you will go up the coolness scale as far as I'm concerned.

Winkler used to make a hard fiberglass shell for the double cab which
essentially replaced the rear and side gates with a box that looks like a
transporter. It looks like it used a Vanagon rear door. Per the Winkler
distributor in the US, they are no longer available due to lack of demand.

A couple of fellow double cab owners in my area are contemplating having
hardshells manufactured but one which sits on top on the existing gates
instead of taking them off. If it ever gets off the ground, I will post on
the list.

One last thing to take into consideration is the rear cargo area of the
double cabs and single cabs are not weather tight around the gates. Any shell
installed there would either have to incorporate a lower shell or just use it
as a semi-weather tight cover.

Anyone wanting to see a Vanagon Double Cab in person should contact one of
the other double cab owners in your area. If you're in Northern California,
I'll be happy to show you My 16" Syncro Doka.

BenT
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