Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 18:15:46 -0500
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From: Dan Herbert <dan.herbert@utoronto.ca>
Subject: Re: Westie Propane Gauge? (fwd)
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Gee, after Tim Smith savaged my new EV Winnebago, (see
clipping below), am I allowed to boast that I can check
the propane level automatically from the LED panel?
(Presumably while making coffee at 100 kph on cruise
control?)
On Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:42:46 -0500 Kirk van Druten wrote:
> Westie Propane Gauge?
> Has anyone figured out a good gauge system for determining
how much propane is in the tank?
>
Tim Smith wrote:
>Spent 20 minutes going over a Eurovan/Winebag Westy. Too
>much plastic, way
>too much, reminded me of an airplane, little storage
>bins/lockers etc.
>Storage space sucked, same good rear corner locker, but
>under bench about 8"
>deep and not full width, rear area taken up by battery(s)
>and furnace
>(Suburban brand, propane), small suitcase cubby hole 16"
>wide in middle.
>Rear mattress pad was say 1.5" thick, groan. They get
>thinner every model
>change, loafs 4-5", vanagon 3-4", eurvan 1-2", (sorry
>splitties, never owned
>one, yet!)
> Nice fridge, Norcold, big! At least the door was,
>I couldn't open
>it, or much of the kitchen since the double middle seat was
>firmly against
>it. There is NO WAY anyone even mildly portly is getting
>into the rear
>bench with that sucker in either. Had H2O/grey water
>tanks. There is no
>rear window on drivers side, badly claustrophobic (fear of
>santas) once I
>had wedged myself into the back seat, shedding donut crumbs
>and grunting.
>Surrounded by a uniform haze of muted gray colours, in
>pebble textured
>plastic, natch. A Prozac experience? And the curtains...
>plastic accordian
>pulldowns, this van badly needs some wood/cloth trim, mind
>you baby puke
>will wipe off easily.
> So, what did I like about it? Well it's no
>Vanagon, felt cramped
>overall, but the big triangular side windows in the pop-top
>are back! Yes,
>that's all folks, liked the side windows, miss'em in my
>vanagon. $38K-Cdn
>base, $42K as equipped, Oh, plus 18.7% taxes, let's call it
>$50 grand. The
>regional rep wasn't happy when I said I could buy 4
>excellent used Westy
>vanagons for that money and never need to buy another VW in
>my life.
Daniel R. Herbert
dan.herbert@utoronto.ca
1995 EV-Winnebago
"Don't take life so seriously.
You aren't going to get out of it alive anyway."
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that
which is adequately explained by stupidity"
Daniel R. Herbert
dan.herbert@utoronto.ca
1995 EV-Winnebago
"Don't take life so seriously.
You aren't going to get out of it alive anyway."
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that
which is adequately explained by stupidity"
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