In a message dated 96-07-25 00:57:20 EDT, 102660.66@CompuServe.COM
(Turner,Ronald L.) writes:

>All '86 up GL's have a fold down middle seat and a sofa bed in back -

The "Weekender Package" (rear folding seat & cushion) was an option on GL
models at least through 1989.  However, VW may have built all the GLs with
this option, making it kind of a "mandatory option".  It did cost extra $
above the vans standard price.

>All '87 up Wolfsburg / Carat models have 2 rear facing jump seats, fold out
>table from left side,and sofa bed in back and alloy "carat" wheels-

Yes, but the alloy wheels were not part of the Wolfsburg Edition package in
1987.  They were a seperately ordered & priced option.

>A '85 up "standard" or non GL Westy is one with a jump seat behind the
>driver, fold out table from left wall, pop top, cabinets overhead and in
left rear,
>sofabed, but no stove, sink, fridge-

I'm not certain about 1985.  For 1986 & 1987 this description is accurate
except they did come with a removeable 12VDC/120VAC refrigerator that sat
behind the front passenger seat. 1988 & 1989 had no basic Camper model.  1990
& 1991 had the "Multivan" model, more or less taking the place of the basic
Camper, but with many more standard features not relating to camping
capabilities.

>A Multivan is essentially the same as a "standard" or non GL Westy,but with
2
>rear facing jump seats??  Do the Multivans have cabinets in the back??

Yes.  For 1990 & 1991 the Multivan model was similar to the earlier non-GL
Campers.  Multivans do have the rear storage cabinet, making the the rear end
of the bed a bit narrower, but the cabinet did not extend past the back of
the rear seat, yielding seating for 7.  Multivans did not come with the
12VDC/120VAC refrigerator of the earlier non-GL Campers.

>So, uh, well is a "weekender" a "basic camper model - or - a '86 up Vanagon
GL

I thought it was just the "Package" that meant the fold down rear seat and
cushion over the engine.  I think Joel has just corrected me in his recent
post on this same thread where he said: 
>folks, the operative word here is "package". VW used the term "Weekender"
>at two different times, once as a "package" which was optional on the GL
>models, and then as a "model" ...
>
>the Weekender Package is the fold-down rear bench seat. period. <snip>

Plus the cushion over the engine.

Joel continues:
>the Weekender MODEL was a whole bus .... with a pop-up top. almost a camper
>but without the camper interior. i think it had SOME of the cabinets but not
>the whole camper cabinet setup.

I hadn't seen VW use the "Weekender" term for these models before, but it
sounds like Joel knows what he's talking about. 

Regards,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg