Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:12:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Brian.Mifsud@AM.APBIOTECH.COM
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From:         Brian Mifsud <Brian.Mifsud@AM.APBIOTECH.COM>
Subject:      Westfalia and "Weekender" Differences?
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I'm a veteran of VW's and Porsches, but a Vanagon newby.  I've got an
expanding family (one wife,  2year old
and another baby in October) and the Volvo 240GL Wagon is not cutting it as
far as space goes now
and in the future.  I like the idea of a Westfalia Vanagon for camping but
confess to never having stepped inside one.

Questions:

1)  How many people can be safely (legally) carried in a Westfalia?
2)  What is "standard" equipment on a Westfalia Vanagon as far as
interior/camping gear?
3)  I've seen "weekender" in some Vanagon ads, if this is differently
equipped than a Westfalia, how so?
4) Home Improvement now and then requires the fabled 4x8 sheet of plywood
test, is this feasbily INSIDE
     a Vanagon?  (Volvo w/ Roof Rack can carry amazing but highly
precarious loads....I really should buy a pickup)
5) I'm a Porsche 914 owner and know the possibilities for V-8 Convertions
for that car, what is the most popular way
     of boosting the juice in a Vanagon these days?

Thanks,

Brian Mifsud
S.F, CA

Will be looking to sell my '96 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L SOHC or trade for a
Vanagon Westfalia.