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Subject:Re: open rack on westy
From:John Bange
Date:Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:05:31 -0700

On 6/16/06, chris jackson <chriscjack@bigplanet.com> wrote:
>
> Saw this one on samba, was wondering if this dose make a notable
> improvement in fuel mpgs or other befits.
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=324745
> .

Yeah, that there's a "euro market" part. I never did understand why the
Westy vans destined for North America, where vacationers are MORE likely to
drive long distances at higher speeds, got only the drag-o-matic luggage
rack version. Perhaps they wanted to ensure the WESTFALIA logo remained
prominant.

Speaking of pop-top drag, I'm surprised no one has come up with a simple
fiberglass "lid" for that dang "luggage space". Those Bagawest boxes were
cool, but looked like they only added to the problem...

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"