They should let Westy owners, and others, bring our rigs to the dealer and
do a weekend exchange kinda deal. We leave our Westys as collateral, more
or less, and they let us "Demo" their unit on a weekend jaunt. It would be
very interesting to see what the opinion of the vehicle would be
then..........

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> But it is long and no 4 wheel drive option! Basically the same length as
> the
> Rialta and they didn't sell well either. The sticker on my 87 Syncro Westy
> was around $25,800. It was on the dealers lot from early October until I
> took it in February 88. They gave it to me for $19,900 and helped to get me
> financing as I really couldn’t afford it with interest at 14% at that time.
> They were very happy to see it go off the lot.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> chris and/or ruth
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 10:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town!
>
> According to an inflation calculator I checked, if you spent $24K on a
> westfalia new in 1990, the cost in todays money would be $42,000. The
> Nissan
> is $64K and it has everything and more that the Westfalia crowd lusts over.
>
> * They must have been reading this list for most wanted necessities and
> options:
>
> 17" wheels, AC, cab AC, 317HP motor, Head lights, air-bags, traction
> control, contemporary radio, Remote locks, 4 HD disk brakes, hitch receiver
> w/ wiring (you can tow!), 3 rear seat belts,  5-speed auto, cruises down
> the
> highway turning at 2K-rpm, power windows-tinted, coach battery, micro, 12v
> fridge ,exterior storage(running board), water heater,  Grey water tank,
>  front seat bed option, outside shower, cruise control, tilt wheel, compass
> and exterior temp display, ABS and limited slip, 45 cubic feet of storage,
> and for Dave McK, in Texas, I don't see a pesky roof sky-light.
>
> Looks like it gets about same gas mileage as a Vanagon or better.
>
> Chris 3
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------
> I had a good look.  Especially at the standard 106L !!! engine.  I want to
> see that baby, and I'd like to see the vehicle that uses it!!  In
> "Specifications" under "Automotive", the line designated "Engine" lists
> 106L/28 U.S. Gallons .   Hmmmm...... .
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > Looks good! A Nissan weekender.
> >
> > http://www.navvehicles.com/features_and_benefits.aspx
> >
> >
> >  >>Although Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc., the parent of NAV Vehicles, was
> >established in 1974 and manufactures the number one selling class B
> >motorhomes in North America, NAV Vehicles is a new division currently
> >establishing a network of Nissan dealers to handle its new line of
> >activity vehicles:<<
> >
> > Rob
> > becida@comcast.net
>
> --
> David McNeely
>