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• Caravelle GL?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:26:47 +1100
  Hi Steve O, I have a Caravelle GL. I have seen a couple in the ACT and NSW in my travels recently. My GL...
• Re: Hiace Web
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 May 2000 11:09:35 +1200
  ...Toyota did this sort of badge-engineering in England, and possibly also the rest of Europe, with a car there badged Carina. Now, the...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:58:07 -0800
  83 diesel vanagon carrier bars perfectly match the waterboxer transmission fore-aft location. it will all bolt right up. if interested why/how ..... that...
• is this a scam!?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:10:29 -0500
  ...The car is listed here http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/car/267755416.html and looks to be a great deal. I have talked with the...
• Re: now they have even vanagon scams - out of nigeria too?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:57:29 -0400
  ...The car it is still registered in States but curently is > located in Malmo , Sweden. > The car will be shipped with Lufthansa Air Cargo...
• update floor in camper without removing cabinets
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 21:52:58 -0400
  Our 83 westy has the original brown carpet. I am planning on adding rails for a middle seat. You can see the carpet, the...
• FUNNIEST CAR HOME VIDEO'S WANTED
  Historical mailing list - CARL SCHILLER
  Sat, 16 Apr 94 00:29:44 -0500
  The producers of Wild About Wheels are piloting a new show similar to ] Americas funniest home videos but with cars. If you have a...
• FS '91 Carat Wolfsburg weekender
  Historical mailing list - Rimmel's
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:00:53 -0500
  My �91 Carat Wolfsburg is for sale - $7900. I�m located in Pittsburgh, PA. Very good condition Tiico with the A2 fuel rail runs...
• carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Dave Benjamin
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:40:18 -0800
  What's all the talk about carbon fiber? I think someone mentioned trying to make a bumper out of it? I've owned boats...
• NVC Carfax request apology and thanks
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:50:12 -0600
  ...When I posted to the list that I was looking for someone to secure a Carfax report for a car that my son was...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion??? NOVANAGON CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:54:41 +0100
  ...After driving European > > cars all my life, getting into an American car just doesn't cut it for me. > > None of the controls have...
• missed services -was uneducated on the passat list..
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:21:38 +1000
  ...I deal with people missing services, or serviceing their car late, all the time. Most people treat the car the way they treat their...
• Re: How are carpets formed ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 16:35:22 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Carpets are formed by growing them in a suitable culture medium on > three-dimensional forms...
• Re: Friday - maybe once in a lifetime car pairing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Jun 2022 22:44:44 -0500
  ...It is very fun when it happens. > > I know which car I would check out first. > > Eric Caron > > >> On Jun 3, 2022, at 11...
• Re: need recommendation for car transporter (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 07:40:05 -0700
  My brother drives cars for spare $. He works for America West Airline and is able to fly to fly free (or close to) to...
• Re: SALVAGE YARD SPARE TIRE CARRIER
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:58 -0700
  ...SALVAGE YARD SPARE TIRE CARRIER > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 1:37 PM > Sorry I missed making a timely...
• Carat - no start.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 21:10:31 -0500
  ...Last night the CARAT ran great. Swapped the ECU'S. Now the Carat won't even sputter. Arrrgh! Any ideas??? John
• carfax non vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Rod
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:24:19 -0800
  Can someone out there please help me run a carfax on a car I am trying to buy for my daughter? It is not...
• Re: Help With Used Car Pirces Please/F
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 18:34:05 -0400
  I saw a picture of a used car piercing once. There was this great big stake sticking out of the ground with several used...
• Re: carpet glue
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:09:49 -0500
  ...carpet glueBrent, I have decided based on your advice and the incredibly successful Power Washing of the Chris Carpet to use... VELCRO. Thanks to...
• Re: Best carpet kits (part deux)
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:34:33 EST
  How bout GoWesty.Com.... > Jon Williams > and I want to know where we can find replacement carpet for our Westys. > Not mats, but full...
• Re: Top 10 gay cars (F)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:24:50 -0700
  ...I keep all my cars happy simply changing oil during the > recommended intervals. So for that matter, all my cars are gay. > > BenT >
• Carat wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:28:30 GMT
  I bent my carat wheel Theres a place in stanton orange county, that will repair these... does anyone have the website... not sure where...
• Green Vanagons Was: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:06:04 -0500
  ...I carry musical instruments.... > sometimes a *TUBA*.... to work) > What? you can't carry that on your back while riding a bike? ;] -- mordo 1990...
• Re: file name change, was Re: Cargo area cover
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:32:08 -0700
  no, the german word for the cargo cover is laderaumabdeckung its m code m262, just incase you are wanting to order a new vanagon...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 9 May 2008 10:45:56 +0000
  ...However he > then proceeds to tell me that he had the car on the upper level of the > car hauler and that at some...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:54:19 -0400
  Dave Ohlemacher wrote: > > Unless you are buying brand new, does anyone trust just one car? And even then, I > have many stories of new...
• Flying-Car (F)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 12:48:56 -0500
  ...Vulgaria May Possess Flying-Car Technology WASHINGTON, DC--State Department officials are "deeply concerned" by a just-released report that Vulgarian despot Baron Bomburst...
• Re: Carat springs wanted
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:20:28 -0500
  Hi, I still have the rear ones removed from my 90 Carat that you can have for free if you pay shipping. I am...
• Re: Vanagon Carpets...grey..91 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:55:42 EST
  ...GL is in excellent shape and the carpet is clean. > The only problem is the carpet is torn at the top left edge behind...
• Re: now they have even vanagon scams - out of nigeria too?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:57:52 -0400
  ...The car it is still registered in States but curently is >located in Malmo , Sweden. >The car will be shipped with Lufthansa Air Cargo...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:49:49 -0700
  ...1990 Carat with Analogue Clock? Carats have a side table and armrests on the front seats. That van in the ad is the lowly...
• Re: Parting out 1990 Carat... best place to post photos?
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:23:40 -0700
  Re:Parting out 1990 Carat... best place to post photos? The 90 Carat is a real nice Vanagon. Do you have to part it...
• Re: carpets from Hicksville??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:02:09 -0800
  http://gowesty.com has carpet sets for the Vanagon and Vanagon Westies. No experience with them, maybe others have. Woody Halsey wrote: > > Dear List...
• Re: carfax
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:03:39 -0500
  ...carfax > > > > Does anyone have Carfax available to check a VIN for > > me? TIA, > > > > dylan > > > > Dylan Friedman > > > > insyncro.com (in the works) > > insyncro@yahoo.com...
• Re: Got carrots to transport?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:58:04 -0400
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1920545 you could fit a lot of carrots in that carat. maybe room for the...
• Can anyone spare a Carfax report?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:42:08 -0700
  Wondering is anyone has extra Carfax VIN check available. I'm looking to correct my insurance records regarding mileage on two of my Vanagons...
• Re: Old cars, old f*rts (was: fuel sender repair)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Oct 1994 08:39:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Talk about a car whose time has come again! Have you noticed how many new cars owe some styling ideas to the Ro80? Alistair
• Weber carbs for VW bus (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Weber carbs for VW bus I have two Weber 34ICT carbs with linkage and intake manifold. These will fit 72-74 VW buses for...
• Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:23:32 -0800
  ...Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky? >To: >, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> >Subject...
• Re: Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:23:44 -0700
  ...Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles Dunno, I think you save a lot more if you simply never ever buy a new car...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:16:03 -0600
  ...During the Carter Administration, Carter had the DOT build innovative cars and introduce new technologies with an eye to giving it all to industry...
• Repost:Gettysburg Caravan II
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 12:07:10 -0400 (EDT)
  North East Association of Transporter Owners Caravan and Picnic N.E.A.T.O. chapter Mid Atlantic Micros is holding its second annual Picnic...
• Re: Invention of the minivan...
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 22:24:14 -0500
  Personally, those caravan/ram vans/whatever aren't vans, just big cars. I wouldnt want a van that drove like a car, then it...
• FS: Carat interior ...Re: Can a 91 GL 7 Seater be Converted to Carat Int?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 04:34:45 EDT
  ...i put the carat interior into my 84. i have a wolfsburg/carat interior For Sale with the flip out table and plastic sidepanels...
• Re: torque converter carrier plate
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:13:58 -0700
  ...torque converter carrier plate > > Hello, fellow listees, looking for a torque converter carrier plate, or flex > flate, for my van. Apparently it cracked in...
• f/ cars = computers?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 1995 11:28:58 -0700
  WHAT IF PEOPLE BOUGHT CARS LIKE THEY BUY COMPUTERS? General Motors doesn't have a help line for people who don't know how...
• Re: screwed part deux..the insurance company's offer??./ salvagecert.???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 May 1999 10:01:32 -0700
  ...Rings of car thieves have stolen new popular cars and stripped them leaving the carcass on the street. When the insurance company sends the...
• Anyone with Carfax available?
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:46:04 -0400
  I just called my insurance company to add my winter car on my policy (1990 Jetta), and the agent said the vin is coming...
• The psychology of the van dweller - Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:40:34 -0400
  ...Car Talk this past weekend, Vanagon was a topic! http://www.cartalk.com/Radio/Show/online.html Segment 10 This Med student lives in...
• Re: The gutted cat girl...who knew nothing
  Historical mailing list - margie reyes
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:47:43 +0100
  ...We need to go to a > single Carburetor or fuel injection, they suggest the single carburetor > because > maintenance will be less expensive. He quoted...
• Carfax request apology and thanks
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:51:51 -0500
  ...a Carfax report for a car that my son was thinking of buying, I was unaware that this is a violation of Carfax's...
• Joel's Eurovan Thang
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 1 Oct 94 21:21:30 PDT
  ...in an article > about their 12 picked C/D editors, each was asked to pick the car, any car, > he wished. BUT! there's...
• What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:49:35 -0700
  So what tools do we carry in our busses on a daily basis- not a road-trip basis? I'll start: in my bus...
• Re: Halon & extinguishers in general
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:00:57 -0800
  > >Halon is a brand name for the chemical Carbon Tetrachloride... > > Hmmm -- us old folks know that Carbona was the common brand name for > Carbon...
• Re: Mayor of Paris wants to ban cars made before 1997
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:29:12 -0500
  And here in New York we can't have 2002-2006 Diesel cars. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• $$$$ for OEM Carpet
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:36:03 -0600
  Talk about Sticker Shock! When the parts guy at my dealer said I would laugh when I saw the price of the front carpet...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - John Mileham
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:58:01 -0600
  Steve, www.car-part.com shows one in OH and one in MI - should have toll free numbers for both. check it out, it...
• Re: Entertaining eBay listing - 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:19:55 -0700
  ...I guess my Carat has "dual (front and rear) evaporator coils for the AC also. Sweet! -- mordo 1990 Carat
• Re: i did it.. i just bought my first (NVC) car... straying from the marque...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Sat, 19 May 2007 10:09:27 -0400
  ...It was owned by my boss whos a car collector....it >> never really got driven....all rust taken care of, new everyhthing. It >> couldnt...