Anybody who may feel his family or dog or whatever growing to big for a Vanagon or Westie but wanting to stick to the make "WESTAFLIA" or 4x4 or even both, may obtain help now. Westfalia are doing a camper conversion on the Mercedes/VW joint-venture Van called "Sprinter" at MB and "LT" at VW. The roof is no pop-up but rigid offering full clerance for upright standing. There is a kitchen, a seperate bathroom and two double beds for the night. Factory engines are a 5 cyl. 2,9l TDI from the Mercedes E 290 TD with 122HP at 3800 Rpm and 290 Nm at 2000 Rpm. Or from the VW point of view a 2,5l TDI with 102 HP 250 Nm. A 2,3 gasoline with 143 HP / 240 Nm is also available for either the MB and the VW. Wheelbase can be choosen between 3.000mm, 3.550mm or 4.025mm The James Cook has the "medium" version with 3.550mm. 4WD is offered by Iglhaut GmbH, Marktbreit near Wuerzburg in three versions: selectable, permanent, permanenet+visco-drive. Front suspension is independent to raise comfort, the rear one is a standard MB Transporter axle. Ground cleaerance is > 26 cm (depending on the tires of course), wading possible up to ca. 70 cm. You can choose between all sorts of tires / rim combinations from 225/75 R 15 (factory) up to optional 285/75 R 16 Mud Terrain. Front and rear diff-locks are options. Some scanned *.JPG-pictures of interior and exterior were to large for the mailing list, but are available on demand: CCT_tom_niksch@msn.com just put <Westie Sprinter pictures> as a subject. Best regards Tom Niksch - Ig syncro 16''-
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