Sunday, February 3, 2008

Our New Home

1982 Volkswagen Westfalia L














Color: Ugly Orange/Brown
Interior: Puke green, brown, tan stripes with brown carpeting and dash
Engine: 1.9 liter air-cooled 4 cyl.
67 Horse Power
4 speed manual transmission
Rear wheel drive
15.9 gallon fuel tank
17 mpg city
22 mpg highway
Wheelbase: 96.9"
Length: 179.9"
Width: 72.6"
Height: 72.2"
Ground clearance: 7.5"
Turning radius: 34.5 ft

Vehicle Equipment (standard)
Camper Pop Top w/front tent window
Queen sized bed in pop top
Back seat folds into 2nd queen bed
110 Volt AC electrical outlet
Circuit breaker
Liquid Propane Gas stove (2 burners)
Liquid Propane Gas tank
Sink & water storage tank (13 gallons)
Fire extinguisher
Clothes locker w/mirror
3 shelf closet
Overhead storage cabinet
Light
Privacy curtains
Removeable bug screen for rear hatch
LPG-110VAC-12VDC refrigerator
2 folding tables
Exterior water and electrical hook ups

We bought this fine Vehicle on craigslist for a meager price of $1600. Drove it home with no brakes and handed the keys over to Walters Foreign Car $1400 later I had a whole new brake system and new exhaust.

The next intelligent thing we could think of was to quit our jobs and plan for an adventure of a lifetime...

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