In a message dated 6/16/2006 12:09:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Dear  Westfalian,
I did it!  I drove to the US last weekend and road tested  the new Sprinter
based Westfalia.  (The new Sprinter Westfalia is not  sold in Canada )  I
love my Volkwagen Westy but I could not resist to  go see a new Sprinter
Westy.  It is a fantastic van that I could not  afford before but the price
are going down and the Canadian $$ going  up.  Sprinter Westy are also not
selling well in the US.  I  talked to the dealer and he told me that for the
price, csutomers are  buying the full size RVs.
I know this forum if for older Westy but I need  help from Canadian that may
be looking at the Sprinter Westy.   Airstream, the exclusive dealer for the
new Westfalia, did not list the  Westfalia with Tranport Canada as an
Admissible vehicule for import making  the purchase in the US impossible for
us
I am in communciation with  Airstream but in order to convice them that
Canada is a land of mosquitos  and Westy, I woudl like to know 1.Has anyone
improted or tired to import  this van to Canada and 2.  Are interested in
importing a  Sprinter?  Send me an email.  Maybe if we can joint force  and
convice Airstrean or Westfalia Germany to sell in Canada.
Thanks  again.
Joel
Note : I will always be a Westy lover but she is so pretty  that my heart
could not resist....

Martine, don't know for sure but the Sprinter  chassis is sold all over
Canada so why would the Sprinter Westfalia not be  allowed in ?  Have you talked to
Transport Canada ?
    Next thing is why do you like that thing ?   Rita & I spent a lot of time
tracking one down on our trip back from Mexico  in April.  We finally found
one at a dealer near Syracuse, NY.  The  minute we saw it we were sick !  It is
way too high and  looks to have a tumour growing on top.  The insides are
nice though.   We never did test drive it but the dealer kept saying it handles
like a  dream.  I can't keep from wondering how long it would last on those
Curvas  Peligrossas in Mexico before tipping over and tumbling down a ravine !
Then to make matters worse the UPS and Purolator guys that deliver stuff to me
 have nothing but bad comments to say about the Sprinter.  They are ALWAYS
in the shop for one thing or another.  Sounds to me like another feat of
"German" engineering gone astray.  Just my $.02 worth !

Cheers,

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario,  Canada
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