Your best option is to buy a 1986 Weekender. That has the big engine, space for six or seven passangers, pop-top, and lower in price. If you find one. Actually, I have one in the process of restoration. You can buy it as it is, but it would take some to fix the interior. Engine is new. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Lubin" <visionwizard@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender?
> Greetings, > I am new to this list, and even newer to vanagons (since I don't yet own > even one!) and so my first question is about which models to include in > my search. > > I've got four kids, with one more on the way, and I need a vehicle that > can fit all of them for driving, although not necessarily for camping. > The weekender arrangement, with two rear-facing seats in the second row, > seems ideal, but I'd also like to consider the full camper, in case I > want to take subsets of them for a real camping trip. > > So, the question is, how realistic is it to try to do one or more of the > following with the full camper? > 1. Squeeze three (small) kids in the existing rear bench, and get a > two-seat bench (or two jump seats) for a second row. > 2. Remove the sink/stove and put in a three-seat second row. > 3. Transform the camper interior completely to a weekender, with plans > to later transform it back. > > Let me also mention that people whom I trust and respect think it's > ridiculous for me to even consider a full camper, but I thought I'd > throw the question out to this list to see if anyone has experience or > ideas that I should consider. > > Thanks much. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.0.0/752 - Release Date: 4/8/2007 > 8:34 PM > |
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