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Date:   Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:10:55 -0700
Reply-To:   TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From:   TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:   Re: Buying advice.. weekender
In-Reply-To:   <vanagon%2004071210424623@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I agree with all your comments on the Vanagon Camper model (non-GL) with the following exceptions:

The '87 Camper model has different type of upholstery that wears much better than the velour upholstery that came in the '85 and '86 models.

Also, my '87 Camper did not come with a tachometer - only the GL trim level vans came standard with a tachometer. If you find a Camper model with a tach, it was either optioned from the dealer or the entire instrument panel has been replaced. You can't just add a tach to this instrument panel without replacing the foil board and the clear plastic gauge cover.

For more info on non-GL Vanagon campers, check out the Wolfsburg_Campers Yahoo!Group, see my signature for the link.

Thanks,

Tim

Connor McBryde <connor.mcbryde@MED.VA.GOV> wrote: 4) The only advantage to the '86+ "Weekender" camper is newer. Once you pull out the VW engine and electronics/FI it really does not seem to matter. Only thing the '86 will get you is a tach in place of the factory clock, IMHO.

TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition 1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33 Winter Park, Florida http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album FAVOR website: http://home.earthlink.net/~clubvanagon

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