Ark Mervis the Eberspacher gas heater man!!  i always wondered what
happened to you...  nice to see your still alive..

i always fwd people to you when they had questions about their gas
heaters..

In a message dated 11/16/09 8:39:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM writes:

> Hello, listees,
>     For 2.5 years, since I moved from USA to Portugal, I've seen only 2
> Westy's: one was from Spain and the other from Germany. My, 1987 Westy
> (brought from USA, odometer reading 52 k miles), once I stop attracts many
> on-lookers. In Portugal the year the vehicle was made is on licence plates and
> people usually wander seeing the condition of my Westy. What really unusual
> to them is that it has gasoline motor. In this country over 90% of vehicles
> are diesels, even some with single cylinder 600 cc motors.
> O, I wish my Westy was diesel. Gasoline 95 octane goes here for US$8.40
> per gallon, and diesel for US$6.30.
> My Westy goes up to 23 MPG. With diesel, I suppose, my driving would have
> been much cheaper.
> Owning Westy in this small country, filled with great natural beauty, with
> best climate in Europe, having lots of historic sites (Portugal has over
> 110 castles!) offers many opportunities. Savings on accommodation covers
> many times the fuel expences. Campsites are great and one speaking English
> will find there many Europeans to start the conversation with.
> But..................here is the bad part. No Westy club. I simply didn't
> find yet one.
> In my years in USA I participated in many shows, aquired many friends.
> Dannis Haynes is one of them. As a heater expert I served hundreds of VW vans
> and Westy's owners. Some are still contacting me for advice.
> I read posted info with great interest and find the listees very helpful.
> With wishes of great travels and joy,
>
> Ark Mirvis
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