Date:         Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:26:53 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: One BIG Westy
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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On Mar 13, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote:

> I see one of these occasionally on my commute in Richmond.  I like
> to think the guy is heading out on a trip when I spot him, always
> heading for the interstate on the same stretch of surface street.
> Nice rig, but probably 10 to 20 times the price of my Westy.  That's
> reality speaking to me, but it does not prevent a little envy.

I talked to the owner of 1 of these Westfalia Sprinters at BBB this
year-They bought it after Airstream stopped production of them in
2006, IIRC, for only $61K, down from retail of about $100k!

Very, very nice design/detailing by Westy, even if you can't park or
drive it many places.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

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> Stephen
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> --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM> wrote:
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> From: Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM>
> Subject: One BIG Westy
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 1:11 PM
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> I snapped some pictures of this Westy on my iPhone.
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