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Subject:Re: Chill Guys!!!!! Geeeeeze!!!Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
From:SyncroWesty
Date:Fri, 21 Feb 2003 23:39:11 -0700

LOL;-)  You mean this thing:

http://www.motorhoming.com/1986_Toyota_SunRaider.jpg

Hahahahahahahaha.

Seriously that will not fit in a normal parking space or haul a washing
machine.  Probably has a bathroom though...big thumbs up!

How about a ford:

http://www.sportsmobile.com/4x4/images/Van1.jpg
http://www.sportsmobile.com/4x4/images/artpic1a.JPG
http://www.sportsmobile.com/final_wlogo.jpg

Or a Benz:

http://www.4wdonline.com/News/1997/970520.MB.html
http://members.aol.com/johnbmtl/cook4x4.jpg

Now we're talking...

Still Friday here:-)

Cheers,

Cory

> On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, SyncroWesty wrote:
>
> > Out of curiosity what would you recommend as a replacement for my 1991
> > Syncro Westfalia?  I need it to be able to haul 5 people, go offroad, be
> > unaffected by snow, sleep 4, make ommletts, allow me to stand up
straight
> > (6'3") while making said ommletts, move a laundry machine, and  park in
a
> > standard parking space.
>
> A Toyota Sunraider would do it.  They did a 4WD version.  Make sure you
> get one with a 1-ton full-floating axle.  They originally came with 3/4
> ton axles that had an unfortunate tendancy to snap, causing the motorhome
> and one of the rear wheels to go seperate ways.  They're reasonably
> powerful if you get a V-6 model.  The 4 is every bit as underpowered as a
> Vanagon.
>
>
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