> The Vanagon's  Camper Supplement manual actually specifies +/-8 degrees.
> This is a huge range and one should not need a bubble level to check it.
> If the slop of your Westy is uncomfortable to cook (like your frying pan
> is sliding off the stove) inside the Westy you are probably approach
> this angle. Please note that this is the fore/aft angle, not side to
> side.

Why not side-to-side?  My manual uses the word "gradient" which
COULD be interpreted to mean fore-and-aft, but could also just
be some German VW tech writer meaning "angle"....   More specific
the manual is not--mine is '87.  Is your different for '89?

You are right that 8 degrees is a lot.  Parking in front of
my house seemed very tilted to me and when I measured, it
turned out to be "only" 5 degrees.

                                Richard A Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado