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• Re: NPR Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - SSG SPEAR
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 08:47:25 EST
  ...http://cartalk.msn.com SFC Brad Spear '72 Westy '87 Syncro GL
• Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:06:33 -0500
  >- Where do you carry your paddle in your fully loaded Westy? Inside the boat, along with 9,000 other things you can stuff in...
• Re: Car Shipping
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 01:36:40 -0400
  Someone recently asked about recommendation's for car shippers. I had mentioned a company I used to ship my 89 Carat from Florida to...
• Re: What's the Carat bumper color paint code?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:52:37 EDT
  '87-88 Wolfsburg and '89 Carat fiberglass bumpers - Jade Green Met. LN6V 90-91 Carat/GL fiberglass bumpers - Pewter Met. LA7Y y'all might...
• Re: Cleaning agents?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:35:43 -0800
  I'm interested in this as well...I want to replace the carpet underlayment (the foam padding) as it is rock hard. Is there...
• Repost:Gettysburg Caravan II
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 10:54:12 -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: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:03:09 -0700
  ...and Ferrari ...Ferrari doesn't count ? and what car was voted the Car of the Century in 2000 ? a car that is well known...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:40:17 +0000
  ...Aluminum door cards Dave, I did cut a rear hatch card. I added a cut out the same size and shape as the one...
• RE: what year did california get it's own bus?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:39:00 -0800 (PST)
  >>You don't have to abandon your non-CA car when you move here... at >>least, that's the official line. What you DO...
• Re: Ethics & CarFax
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:00:50 -0700
  > Is it really ethical for any of us to put a CarFax request on the list? I > would suggest that it is not. > Valid...
• Subaru engines
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 00:07:33 -0500
  ...A friend of mine has a used car lot and not to long ago sold two Subaru cars but carried the financing himself. Both...
• Re: running rca cables to a rear-mounted subwoofer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:58:49 -0700
  ...Then feed down through and lift shifter boot to pull through and then the rear of the carpet and on towards the rear. I...
• Re: basic tools...?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:15:37 EDT
  Yep, the tools yu carry will depend on your skill level. My ex-brother in law always carried enough tools to just about completely...
• Re: no VW sports cars? No longer any Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 30 May 2004 03:04:17 -0400
  ...The salesman told me it was a "Sports Car" and that's why I bought > it. I guess you can't trust anyone. It...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:58:07 -0500
  ...Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1 > > On 7/30/12, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: >> These carbs don't have carb...
• Re: CARB Certification
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 15:42:12 -0700
  ...The only reasons I can come up with are: - Car manufacturers want to sell more cars. - (I can't quite get this one phrased...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:02:37 -0400
  ...I received a brief email basically saying remove clamshell and wires and install new carrier. > > So, anyone out there have one of these carriers...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:22:11 +0000
  What I don't understand is why VW didn't bring their Lupo (RIP) over to the US? If the Smart Car has a...
• Re: Tornado Red Doka/Tristar on 880 car carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:17:12 -0600
  ...that car transport was hauling a slough of CFC's that some of the local auto dealers had taken in on trade, to a...
• Re: Caravelle?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 96 14:16:51 +0100
  ...There are at least two Caravelle models, the CL and GL. The EuroVan >CL and GL are the equivilant of the Caravelle CL and...
• Re: Was Failed emissions testing, now is testing a good thing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:52:08 -0800
  ...heck, who cares if it's on the coast and all the car's emissions there blow inland ... no need to check the emissions...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:41:12 -0400
  ...I received a brief email basically saying remove clamshell and wires and install new carrier. So, anyone out there have one of these carriers...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Fri, 28 May 2004 06:50:21 -0600
  I caught this thread late, so if this is covered ground delete on, but isn't the audi supposed to handle the sport car...
• Re: Taking Orders for Paulchen Racks.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:25:39 EST
  ...I know that Owasco in Canada only carries the aluminum carrier. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises EuroCampers.com 314-614-0750
• Re: vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:32:11 -0500
  ...vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!! did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the...
• Re: CA trying to repeal old car exemption?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 09:40:51 -0500
  ...If the test requirements are realistic, they will basically be requiring you to maintain the car properly. Of cource, they could set requirements that...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:35:13 -0400
  Stan's comments about new cars is right on. It is why my favorite car is my 1973 Spitfire - tons of parts (and cheap...
• Re: How close is a 86 wolfsburg westy (weekender) interior to a carat interio...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:49:41 EST
  ...sidepanels are molded plastic like in a carat, but are not the same at all. the westy weekender sofabed doesnt latch into place with...
• Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:25:51 -0800
  ...Some progress made on the swing away tire carrier: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/vanagon-swing-away-tire-carrier-more-on-the...
• Re: Busses 'cross 'Merika
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 94 16:55:16 EDT
  ...DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788-2889 Email address...
• Re: Extravagant Utility - 3.2-liter 165hp Vanagon. :)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 95 12:48:39 EST
  Wow! the 1/4 mile in under 2 seconds - sign me up! DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S...
• cleaning carpets
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:28:06 -0400
  Anyone have any tips on cleaning the carpets for an old Vanagon. Took it to one of those coin-op car washes and used...
• Syncro Carat...is there such a thing?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 07:27:05 -0800
  I'm unfamiliar with Syncro models...I like the interior of my 1990 Carat...is there a model of Syncro with a Carat interior...
• CARFAX-- could anyone please run a
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:43:39 -0500
  CARFAX-- could anyone please run a carfax check if you have an unlimited acct.. Thx Steve VIN 1JCNJ15U4HT130764 which is a Jeep Grand Wagoneer...
• Our 3 Caravelle/Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:39:12 +0200
  http://www.zorck.dk/Caravelle/Caravelle.html 1982, sold it because of too much work to be done on engine. But never seen such...
• Replacement Carpet - OEM?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:20:00 -0800
  The carpet pieces in the front of a Vanagon are somehow (heat?) moulded to fit the curves of the wheel wells and floor. Are...
• Re: Carat Tri Star On Samba
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:43:45 -0800
  Yeah, that's just a Carat Uni-Star On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 6:32 AM, dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com> wrote: > no...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:37:43 +0000
  I think a great spot would be the big hatch rear door.  Both of my earlier Westies has a hole in that door card...
• Re: Pop-up room, attaches to van rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:38:26 -0400
  ...carsule-pop-up-cabin-for-your-car-3?utm_sour > > ce=google > > < > https://shop.mashable.com/sales/carsule-pop-up-cabin-for-your-car...
• Re: Replacement carpets (not floor mats made of carpeting)?
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Smith
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:49:43 EDT
  ...I used the indoor/outdoor carpet in black at it > came out great. [snip] I also recently completed a rear carpet replacement after an...
• Re: First Aid Kit
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:02:49 -0600
  ...where these items do not come with your car when you first buy it. If you buy a car in Europe these items al...
• Anyone out East going to the Bennington VT car show?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 19:16:15 -0400
  Hi Volks, the VT Bennington Car show happens this weekend. this is my first time attending so I don't know much about it...
• Nominations for Best 10 cars....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 07 Jul 96 09:19:43 PDT
  ...other cars.. Bob. The Detroit news is having people pick the top 10 cars for the 100th annivesary of the auto industry. You can...
• carpet cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:04:50 -0500
  Hello folks, I am wanting to clean the dirty & stained brown carpet in my (new to me) '85 Westy. I want to use a...
• Carpet or plywood?
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 07:08:59 -0500
  Dear Kathy, Actually a carpet remant would be cheaper, or about the same price, as decent plywood. Since my kids are no longer here...
• Re: Removing brake fluid from carpet
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 06:56:05 -0500
  Water .....remove the carpet, and scrub with soap and water. Brake fluid dissolves in water. Eric Lee Kouns wrote: > Hi everyone, > The front carpet...
• Re: da'lan hitch
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:21:57 -0400
  ...There are VERY few cars that weigh that little. Even most Lotus cars (famous or infamous for light weight) are closer to 2000 pounds...
• Carrying a Motor Bike??
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:08:06 +1000
  ...I am wondering whether it is feasible to add a carrier to the rear and carry a smallish motorbike when I go camping/traveling...
• Re: Smart car opinions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 4 May 2012 11:27:14 -0600
  ...Having only two seats and very little cargo space means the smart is a second car for almost everybody. A used smart diesel in...
• solex 32-34 pdsit-2 carb? '72
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 2 May 1996 13:43:49 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi all; I am trying to repair my left hand carb on my '72 bus. The carb that is on it is a solex...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:29:26 -0700
  ...wv2yb0250lh076945 Thought maybe there would be a code for Carat but seems not. I gather "25" translates to "Vanagon" Interesting. Looking at Carat images...
• Re: $$$$ for OEM Carpet
  Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:20:14 -0700 (PDT)
  I bought a premolded one piece carpet for my scirocco from JCWhitney for $120. It was OEM look. On Fri, 11 Apr 1997 Karl...
• Re: anyone ever use carpet padding?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 12:41:32 -0600
  ...Naser Motlagh wrote: > I just layed wood floor at my house and had about 1000 sq ft of burbur > carpet, although I did not...
• Re: Perfect 2nd Car
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:54:45 -1000
  A nice older Mercedes Sedan makes a great 2nd car with a Vanagon .. they can be hyper reliable and long-liffed. One of mine...
• Re: gas :( - Health care.
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 19 May 2012 08:10:34 -0700
  ...My worthless socialist program health care system had us in and out in 1 hour. She showed them her worthless gov't Care Card...
• Re: Vanagon in a car wash
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:54:19 -0500
  On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 01:19 AM, Laurence Smith wrote: > Are there any issues with the the spray water from the car...
• Re: Smart Car / Vanagon combo pack?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:47:00 -0600
  ...http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/custom-carshot-rods-tuners/speedy-smart-the-gsxrpowered-smartuki-123772.php http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart...
• Swing away tire carrier latch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 09:43:47 -0700
  I'm still futzing around with my tire carrier. I made a handle and latch arrangement that works well enough to make me think...
• Re: IMBD for cars.....
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:39:53 -0500
  Right! On 11/19/10, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > "One time I actually had someone say: "So...you sleep in your car...
• Re: WTB - nasty brown vinyl middle and rear seat, cargo area carpet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:59:42 -0800
  ...middle and rear > seat from an early Vanagon, and the cargo area carpet? Hopefully there is > someone in the Virginia area that needs to...