I've owned 3 Westys since 1979 ~ a '76, an '83.5 (Which I bought new ~ 'twas the 1st 1 in NM I was told)

& my current '90 ~ I Love them for what they are CapableOf ~ Not 'cause they are a VW ~ I would actually Love

them if they were a Ford or Chevy or Chrysler ~ There Simply HasNot&IsNot anything else on the road that will

do what they can do ~ If you just want to travel the Hi'ways & "Camp" in "Camp"grounds there are probably lots

of Other & Probably Better choices out there ~ Sure, the Astro/Safari PopTops may come somewhat close ~ But 

there are Places that I have been in my 2WD Westys that I AmSure an Astro could not have gotten to (I own a

'96Astro & Have driven it to some AmazingPlaces & Have Slept in it more than once in the 15yrs I've owned it ~

But for ~ Ability to Get You WhereYouWantToGo, Ease of Entry & ComfyFeelin when You Need to FeelComfy ~ 

There JustAintNothinLike a Westy ~

        I Suspect there are some places that an AWD Sprinter could go that my 2wd Westy couldn't ~ But ~ I also

Suspect that there are some places I HaveBeen in my Westys that ThatSprinter Couldn't Even Get Close To ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 21 Apr , 2015, at 9:51 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> I guess......But I certainly don't see the value in paying 100 times more
> for a van just because it's a VW....
> 
>   If money is not a concern, the VW does have a bit more class, no
> argument there.   But if you are looking to impress everyone else with your
> camper, why not get a PBY sea plane or a Chinook heliocopter and REALLY
> impress people?  You could probably get one for only 100 times the cost of
> a Go Westy restored Syncro.....grin...it is only money....
> 
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 7:40 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> Might as well say this is a better choice:
>> 
>> http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4959450186.html
>> 
>> than this:
>> 
>> http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4985218983.html
>> 
>> Vanagons offer somethings that nothing else does. If you don't know what
>> they are and can't tell the difference then I pity you.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> Don Hanson wrote:
>> 
>>> ...Even more impressive than either,  are the older mid-size GM vans
>>> like Safari and Astro, which match performance with the Collector Syncro
>>> and the Gucci Sprinter, but do it at 1/100th of the cost and are a dime a
>>> dozen for parts and availability.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Dean S <predsmaniac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.outsideonline.com/1965851/2015-sprinter-4x4-cheaper-safer-and-smarter-your-ancient-vanagon#slide-1
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>