Hey, how about putting a westy interior inside a Ford econoline? With
a pair of fuzzy dice that That would be sweeeet.

Nathaniel

On 2/6/07, neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting to hear more opinions about the EV.
>
> I have the beginnings of a Westy (old style) in my basement.
> Sink/refer unit. I was thinking of either building a stealth EV out of
> the transporter (panel) van model with diesel/5 spd., or going with a
> full fledged long WB EV. Might not be worth the time from the sounds
> of things.
>
> Anyone know which diesel was used in the panel EV's? Is it any good?
>
> I think it was Malcolm Stebbins that had posted an informative blurb
> on his experience with the EV camper. (thanks Malcom)
>
> True Malcolm?
>
> It was useful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> On 2/6/07, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
> > > The other day I went to check out a '93 Westy.
> > > I was surprised how small the space is inside.  Cramped.
> > > This was not a long model that would have had an extra length
> > > of foot and a half in the "lounge" area, so the door where we
> > > have the fridge, could not open.  I was surprised that the
> > > height was about four inches less.  The lifter of the top was
> > > in the front and not very practical there.  It also felt like
> > > it is also narrower than the Vanagon inside.  The engine was
> > > 2.5 five cylinder but did not pull better than our 2.1L.  All
> > > that plastic in front was putting me off.  Too syntetic all over.
> > > I was surprised how much lesser the interior space was.
> > > Otherwise it had the same cabinets and things we do.  There
> > > was not one feature that would stick out as a positive, a
> > > good reason to get it for.  Maybe the five cylinder engine
> > > only and the front wheel drive factor and the ABS brakes.
> > > The rest would rather make me not to buy it.  Plus, the
> > > sliding door does not open from the inside.  Maybe that was
> > > possible on the later years.
> > > So, all in all, it was a great disappointment.
> > > Just in case one would like to gravitate towards one.
> >
> >
> > I checked out a Canadian '93 Westy whose owner stopped by the shop for parts
> > some time ago, and had the same overall reaction. Compared to a Vanagon
> > Westy, the short-wheelbase EV Westy just seemed cramped. (The EV Winnebago,
> > incidentally, is based on a longer wheelbase.)  Someone once claimed that
> > the actually interior volume is not significantly lower, but empirically it
> > definitely felt that way!  Another drawback is that as a rule, Eurovan parts
> > are considerably more expensive than similar Vanagon parts, due to the much
> > lower U.S. sales volume (hence less economy of scale).  My reaction was that
> > if I were to buy a Eurovan camper at any time down the road, it would have
> > to be a Winnebago version, just because of the longer wheelbase.
> >
> > - Ron Salmon
> >   The Bus Depot, Inc.
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