I've done some sleuthing on the internet and not found answers to these.
Apologies if they're newbie repeat questions for this list.

How desirable are the 5 speeds?  Any headroom gained at highway speeds, or
is the gain primarily at the low end?  As far as I can tell these were
primarily 1991, right?

Were there any non-Westy's (MV, Weekender sort of thing) that had the beds,
pop-top, and also had a fridge?

Finally, any pointers on links to watch for Vanagon syncros/westies for sale
would be appreciated.  I think I've fleshed out most of them (ebay, auto
trader, links to J&R, etc.), but any thoughts appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Jeff

Jeff Maurer
Director, Enterprise Applications Development
Information Technology