Vanagon on eBay

Dooooood

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/High-Top-Bubble-Top-Bus-Van-Type2-Westfalia-Camper-A-C-/250853949192?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a680f7f08

I don;t doubt that miliage. Who would want to spend any time behind the wheel of that? It has to be a new definition of slow and ill handling with all that weight up top.

I don;t doubt it would be great for camping.. and probably does well off the paved road.. but it has to be mess for trying to get anywhere even remotely in a hurry

Neat! Quibble with the ad, though:

"Rare Working Factory A/C. Air Conditioning. that needs to be Charged!!"

So, is it working or does it need charged? Because if it's working, it doesn't need charged, and if it needs charged, it's not working. Oh, I can do this:

"Runs great. Just needs fixed in order to run!!!"

And was it rare to have it, or have it working despite needing to be charged?

dculberson wrote: 0 "Rare Working Factory A/C. Air Conditioning. that needs to be Charged!!"

Well, an AC that cools but not enough could arguably be considered both. I wouldn't do so myself, but it's not a hard position to defend.

I just spent the last two weeks driving around Europe in VW's latest (California T5), and it is awesome. About 30-35 MPG with the diesel and you can cruise at 80+ on the highway. Which I assume is almost impossible in this one.

In reply to Teh E36 M3:

That thing would probably struggle to get to 50.

Although I am happy that 70s color trends died with the 70s:

Exterior: Brown

Interior: Brown

I had a couple of bay window buses (minus the high top).

It was the ultimate lack-of-momentum vehicle.

Heat is a fantasy in these, much less A/C.

I'd have another Westy in a heartbeat if I had the room.

They weren't called Vanagons until the subsequent generation. The campers were Westfalias and the passenger bus was officially called a 'station wagon' by VWoA.