Vanagon listers,

I find the links here interesting, an airstream sprinter westy for $82,000+
(ouch!) or a Sportmobile sprinter for $55,000+. That is a lot of tender
loving care to my Westy. How dependable could I make mine for say $20,000 of
restoration. I might even be able to get it to tow 5000 lbs.

The biggest failing that I see in the sprinter ( and other ) offerings is
that they all appear to have at least 95 inches of standard height. One of
our westy's most attractive features to me is that it is only 84 inches tall
with the top down. This opens up a lot of parking garages, fast food drive
throughs, and home garage doors that are closed to the pricey sprinters. I
keep being surprised that they have missed this "feature" of most
traditional VW campers.

Now, how do I get that 5000 lb towing capacity?

Jim

Jim Henry
Durham, NC
85 RX7 GSL-SE
84 RX7 GSL-SE
85 RX& GSL-SE parts car
85 VW Westy Camper
95 Aurora (what a pig)
96 Olds 88 LS (I drive a lot of miles)
97 GEO lsi (wife's car)
86 RX7 (son's car)
Are there any others back there under the trees?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
> On Behalf Of Steve Shane
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: New pop top Honda?
>
> I was just thinking. seeing how much I love my Westy but
> don't love the pre-trip fixes and low power, I was thinking
> that a Honda Element with a pop top might be just the perfect
> urban weekender. With a bed in the back, and room to stand,
> that might be a fun little camper.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts for a more reliable Westy alternative?
>
> - Shane
>
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