Hi,

It looks like the 'westfakia' that we saw locally.

Our findings were:

1) The advantage that B found was that the poptop had hydraulic lift
assist.  B *cannot* lift the '87 Westy poptop (No arm strength.
None.  Nada.  Zippo.  The suggestion to "... push up the top just so
far ..." just isn't gonna happen!)  But with this one ...    Ding!

2)  Look at the foot end of the poptop, where your feet would be at
night.  Imagine being 6' or more tall (we're both vertically gifted).
Our 'Esme' has about ten inches of height at the foot end.  In the
westfakia there was no height for foot space.  Bzzzzt!

3)  Have the taller of you (over 6' tall) try to sit on the passenger
bench seat.  Is there enough space for your head under the 'ceiling'?
In the westfakia we looked at, for S there was not.   Bzzzzt!

4) The fridge was a 2-power, not a 3-power.  Would have worked on
either shore power or the vehicle battery, but not on propane.  Our
Esme is, besides her recreational goodies, our survival vehicle.  We
must assume that we will have to rely on propane.  Bzzzzt!

Conclusion:  The westfakia we looked at was pretty, but far lacking in
substance.

B&S
'87 *real* Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:43 PM, Rob wrote:

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