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Subject:Re: VW's 'new' van
From:Richard A Jones
Date:Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:38:06 -0600

If you are interested in what VW sells now in Europe (and SA)
as a camper--the California--look at their UK website:
http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/california/
It looks very much like an "updated" Vanagon Westy design.
Maybe better.  You can get 4-motion and a TDI engine.
Of course it doesn't have the clearance of a Vanagon, but
it looks a lot nicer than what they did with the Eurovan.

This is VW, of course, not Westfalia....  In Europe, at least
until recently, you could take your vehicle to Westfalia and
have them do pretty much what you wanted.  I talked with the
owner (a climbing guide) and inspected his Vanagon Syncro in
Cortina, Italy, a while back.  The closet/bed/water tank
looked the same as our.  Different stove/fridge--bigger fridge.
Double-walled plastic windows all around for winter.  He
had started with a Syncro delivery van and had them do it all.

Richard