Oh, I have no question that it is a drag, more than a bit.  But the
pictured vehicle, with the poptop but no luggage rack, it seems would be
worse.  There is no picture in the link you referenced that would shed
any light (or wind) regarding this.  I'm not an engineer, I'll leave the
analysis to others.  Just going on common sense.  David

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Not so fast there DM, we've hashed  this before :)
>
> Leaving aside the big low pressure area behind the van, its seems from
> the limited info out there, that the luggage rack on a standard westy
> is a bit of a drag.
>
> See the pics here:
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/vanagon-bustle/e349/
>
> alistair
>
>
>
> On 20-Jan-10, at 7:22 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> Though our vehicles are far from aerodynamic, I would think this would
> be much less so.  David
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> yes, makes you wonder about possibility of water/wind ingress when
>> driving.
>>
>> alistair
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20-Jan-10, at 6:13 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>
>> Has  a poptop, but no luggage rack.  I've never seen one like that.
>> That's a lot more interesting than the playboy bunnies on the side.
>>
>> David