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Subject:Re: FS
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:27:31 -0700

Very succinctly put Mike.

On 7/27/07, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
>
> At 10:05 PM 7/27/2007, Roger Whittaker wrote...
> >this is stated as being a not westy ...
> >1989 Syncro Westy Vanagon Audi 1.8 Turbo...
> >Custom interior by Westy Conversions in Colorado.
>
> Calling it a "Westy" based on a conversion by a company which is
> deliberately named to create confusion doesn't, IMHO, constitute
> "stated as being a not westy."
>
> It shouldn't be listed as a "Westy Vanagon," which is universally
> understood by VW enthusiasts to mean a Westfalia-Werke GmbH conversion.
> Much better if it were hyped as a "Synchro Vanagon coverted by Westy of
> Colorado," or in some way made obvious that it isn't what everyone
> considers a "Westy" to be.
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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