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Date:         Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:06:28 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: '93 Westy checked out ...
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> The other day I went to check out a '93 Westy. > I was surprised how small the space is inside. Cramped. > This was not a long model that would have had an extra length > of foot and a half in the "lounge" area, so the door where we > have the fridge, could not open. I was surprised that the > height was about four inches less. The lifter of the top was > in the front and not very practical there. It also felt like > it is also narrower than the Vanagon inside. The engine was > 2.5 five cylinder but did not pull better than our 2.1L. All > that plastic in front was putting me off. Too syntetic all over. > I was surprised how much lesser the interior space was. > Otherwise it had the same cabinets and things we do. There > was not one feature that would stick out as a positive, a > good reason to get it for. Maybe the five cylinder engine > only and the front wheel drive factor and the ABS brakes. > The rest would rather make me not to buy it. Plus, the > sliding door does not open from the inside. Maybe that was > possible on the later years. > So, all in all, it was a great disappointment. > Just in case one would like to gravitate towards one.

I checked out a Canadian '93 Westy whose owner stopped by the shop for parts some time ago, and had the same overall reaction. Compared to a Vanagon Westy, the short-wheelbase EV Westy just seemed cramped. (The EV Winnebago, incidentally, is based on a longer wheelbase.) Someone once claimed that the actually interior volume is not significantly lower, but empirically it definitely felt that way! Another drawback is that as a rule, Eurovan parts are considerably more expensive than similar Vanagon parts, due to the much lower U.S. sales volume (hence less economy of scale). My reaction was that if I were to buy a Eurovan camper at any time down the road, it would have to be a Winnebago version, just because of the longer wheelbase.

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW

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