

| Subject: | Re: 2006 Sprinter custom built "Westy" photos |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:50:59 -0700 |
Very nice! Thanks for posting the pics. I think, from time to time, that camperizing a high roof, shorter model, would be pretty kick-a** for my needs. Should I go that route someday. Nice looking work. Neil. On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > Over the last few months I've been helping a friend design a Sprinter > based "Westy". > > He needed a larger vehicle than his Vanagon Westfalia, but didn't > like anything on the market. We found a 2006 Sprinter cargo van with > very low mileage then had it custom built for his needs by GTRV.com > in Vancouver. You can see we borrowed plenty of ideas from his > Vanagon, and changed things to suit his requirements. > > We added a large indoor garage, hot water, furnace, more cabinets, > plenty of 12V and 110v power outlets and more. > > Nice thing about the 06 Sprinters is they have plenty of power (75+ > MPH up the mountain passes) and they get 23 MPG with their diesel > engine. They also drive like a modern vehicle and have real AC. > > Personally this van is too large for me, but one day I'd like a > smaller Sprinter with a Poptop. > > Here are the photos; > > http://californiavan.com/sprintercamper/ > -- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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