Be thankful - I've always had a hard time with that cord and have ended up breaking the outlet.  When it's cold (and its always cold) the cord is stiff and the plastic brittle.  It's also lower to the ground and more subject to crud/rust etc.  I'd rather have a detachable cord anyday.  Especially if you drive away with it still plugged in ...

Jeff

>
> From: Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM>
> Date: 2006/11/21 Tue AM 10:24:10 CST
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: outlet placement
>
> Because the Canadian models have a "pull-out electric cord" ala popup campers - that we in USA don't!
>
> Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:   Okay, that's how they configured the outlets for the Canadian market, but
> the question remains - why?
>
> On 11/20/06, Kim Brennan wrote:
> >
> > Canadian Model. That's the way they did it for the Canadian market.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 20, 2006, at 12:35 PM, joe trussell wrote:
> >
> > > Just curious, does anybody know why one of these outlets is much
> > > lower than
> > > the other two on this Syncro Westy?
> > >
> > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=387692
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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