Date:         Mon, 17 May 1999 18:14:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
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From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rialto ??
Comments: To: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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>The Rialto was VWoAs lame
>effort to replace the Westy with something larger and more luxurious. The
>Rialto is made by none other than Winnebago, and the Eurovan Rialto's
>nickname is the Eurobago. Check out Winnebagos web site for more info, I
>think the Rialto is still in production.
>

        Ummm...no...the Rialto is Winnebago's replacement for an earlier
        line of Renault chassis based mini-motorhomes, called the LeSharo.
        It was available with a relatively wimpy diesel...the gasoline and
        diesel versions tended to overheat...:-(

        [ I was tempted several times to buy one back in the '80s by
        the form factor, but eventually our family grew beyond the
        capacity of the LeSharo and we acquired a very capacious Ford
        460cu in V8 powered Jamboree 23ft Class-C mini- motorhome.]

        The "Eurobago", on the other hand, I thought, is the derisive
        nickname for the EuroVan Camper, which has an interior and poptop
        modeled (roughly) after the Westfalia version on a long wheelbase
        EuroVan.




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