On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Yeah Dave, We all want one of these to replace a syncro westy...
>
> not!

I wasn't really serious, but he *did* ask about alternatives.  It's one of
the vehicles I looked at before deciding to buy a Westy, though I didn't
get as far as finding one to inspect in person.  It's obviously a more
"RV-like"  vehicle, instead of van-like.

Of course, I find it ironic, given Stan's comments about modifications,
that this is a vehicle that you *have* to modify to make it safe.  The
stock rear axle *will* snap sooner or later unless it's replaced, with
potentially disasterous consequences.

> http://www.motorhoming.com/de_mountables.htm
>
> look for "sunraider"

Didn't know where to look.  That site seems to disable linking, all I got
was the default main page.

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