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Re: Boating with an S4



In message <l03130302b3dd9303034c@[131.3.3.12]> Tom Nas writes:

> >> In Germany and Holland at least, VAG markets Westfalia tow hitches as
> >> 'own-brand' units. Judging by the quality of the unit on my car, they're
> >> worthy of the name (does anyone know whether there's a tie-in of some sorts
> >> between VAG and Westfalia?).
> >
> >It's been an 'associated brand' for years.  In fact, I thought the name
> >belonged to VW.  They marketed a camper van on the van chassis under the
> >the name for a long time.
> >
> Yup, forgot about that entirely. Just about the best camper conversion you
> can get on Transporter chassis.
>
> So the association is something like that with Oettinger- factory-approved
> mods?

I would have thought that a company doing camper conversions might also
be in the caravan market.  What is more logical than having their own
hitch?

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 Phil Payne
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