NOt a rant at all,  actually, as I can’t see the pictures I thought Harry’s van was a true weekender  as you described. 

As it is a carat that is a nice interior but not a good set up for parents and kids.  Better for two or one person.

The true weekender is a very nice set up for sure.  The carat with bed though is a very nice useful van.
Fingers crossed Harry sells this one and then gets a pop top to fit the family!

Eric 

> On Feb 3, 2020, at 9:57 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>   Technically it's not a Weekender.  A true weekender has a fixed Taxi
> seat behind the driver.  It's a Carat interior with a folding seat which
> makes into a bed. A true Weekender / Multivan has a Pop Top and a rear
> closet and a sweat base like a Westy which is self supporting and does not
> rely on the body mounted pins to keep it in the up position.
>  I'm happy that they did not call the rear seat a "Z" bed though. A true
> "Z" bed is  a conversion from a fixed seat into a convertible bed.
> 
> 
> 
>                           Rant off
> 
> 
>                                    Stacy
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 5:53 PM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Sorry to hear from you Harry that you are paying forward your very nice
>> Bluestar! I have seen this van in person & your price is a bargain!
>> Carry on!
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 3, 2020, at 3:28 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hopefully this one won’t go into spam folders...
>>> 
>>> Hi Folks,
>>> 
>>> In case anyone is interested:
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/d/belmont-1989-vanagon-bluestar-weekender/7068360429.html
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Harry
>> 
> 
> 
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