I also happen to really prefer the tan interior. In fict my dog must be the same color as Bill's since I never even notice the hair any longer. When I was buying this most recent westy I was deliberating between many vans from 86-91 since there is so little difference between these years for the most part other than some cosmetics. I chose my 86 over a few 89s and a 90 because of many of the mechanical issues potential in the others, but one of the influences was that I liked the tan color much more than the gray. I had an 89 with the gray in the past and, like Bill, I ofund that I am not often hiking with a gray dog in a gray land and it would show! Greg 86 Westy 73 Thing 99 Subaru Forester
<Why did pre-'87 VW vanagons and earlier buses have such hideous colors?> Hey, I resemble that remark! My lovely gold (actually beige metallic) '85 vanagon has a tan/brown interior that hides the hair of my tan/brown dogs beautifully. It also hides a lot of the dust here in Phoenix. Granted, the dark brown wasn't particularly nice, but the light tan stuff is very attractive. Personally, I thought the blue interior was nasty - too plastic looking. Besides, a creative person upholsters his own interior. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico |
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