Agreed, Westy travel is best enjoyed for its own sake rather than
rushing to get to a destination. Of course rushing is not even remotely
an option with a stock diesel engine 82 Westy. If they had started out
with the much improved 83 they might have a better reputation.

For anyone looking to give it a go, here is an ad for one that looks to
be in very nice condition. Not mine, never seen it, don't know the
seller, etc.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3839888373.html

Mark

Andrew Graydon wrote:
> ...............
> While I understand some people have a need to travel fast to get where they
> are going, I've never understood why a Westy owner would feel that need !
> Surely the idea is as much the trip as the destination, and no, I'm not a
> 60+ yr old hippy :)
>
> A big part of the attraction for me in owning a Westy was to get off the
> beaten track, i.e. interstates, and to start to enjoy seeing the country
> around me. With two teenage boys, I wanted to instill a sense of where we
> are, not where we are going.
> ................
>