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• Re: my Carat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 07:08:19 -0700
  ...his wages....not so now...My "new truck" is a $2000 AWD Safari GM van, 17 years old...I can just barely afford that...
• Re: WBX motor rather than ....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:50:52 -0700
  ...And they 'had it' ............they had it with a 'sporty not-quite-truck' van with good ground clearnce, and AWD available - the Vanagon. The...
• Re: interesting tire safety video
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:34:24 -0700
  ...My front tires wear more quickly on my van >> than >> > the >> > rears and it's AWD, but the main drive is rear. Factor: the...
• Re: Coolant gauge calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:43:51 -0500
  ...the LED or just slightly low on the > LED. > > ALH TDI / AWD 1.8T / AEG 2L [Jetta IV] > These tend to make the gauge...
• Re: Thoughts on 2000 eurovans
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:18:57 +0000
  ...per gallon...so it's not too bad for a 4000lb awd > van.. > I still prefer my Vanagon, for sure... > On Fri, Jul 25...
• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:24:39 -0500
  ...I can certainly see why people like Subarus, the AWD is great here in SW Ohio but I'm going back to what I...
• Re: Vanagon alternative fuel (long but lots of good links)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:44:34 -0600
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:08:30 -0700
  ...If you really need a 4x4 or AWD, then get it, but expect much lower mileage. A front wheel drive car, or a rear...
• Re: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:00:26 -0500
  ...I also thought about a Chevy Astro awd to the same, making basically a Syncro. But I just don't think it would be...
• 10/5 Car is FIXED? Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Linda Merrill
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 23:39:26 +0000
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• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:50:20 -0800
  ...This will be my first and last Subaru, I always > wanted > one and I really like the car from an AWD perspective but I...
• Screwed at Sandusky Motors
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Sat, 22 May 1999 00:33:05 -0400
  ...I took my Mom's '96 Chevy Astro AWD with a 200hp Vortec 4.3 V6 put a Uhaul class II hitch on it...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:36:07 -0900
  ...I used to have a Sunroof Syncro that was my year round daily driver until the wife gave me a 2010 Element EX AWD...
• Re: Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 16 May 2011 19:28:41 -0700
  ...if you want AWD or 4WD, and locking rear differential, and a low range granny gear too. more ratios are always good .. but there...
• Re: Rear Axle Bearing Installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:49:39 -0600
  ...67 Hamster Power) > '65 Beetle - Type IV powered > '99 CR-V AWD station wagon > '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle > 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:38:00 -0700
  ...Never mind Syncro AWD ! and hey........electronic fuel injection is MILES ahead of carburetors, Not even comparable, and not that hard to deal with...
• Ellis- coming out party! Attn: Coyote
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:19:46 -0800
  ...I could have paid the same or more for AWD Westies with 150,000+ miles on them with no guarantees but NO! I had...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:35:18 -0500
  ...for knobs and > indicator lights for rear diff locked, decoupler in AWD or 2WD mode or > not, and front diff locked or not. > > Considering...
• The last word on Audi (?)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  14 Mar 1996 11:58:11 EST
  ...We wanted a station wagon, AWD, good performance, an airbag and ABS, and as a kid carrier, safety concerns were high. We drove three...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:44:19 -0400
  ...I don't know on the gas mileage, but thats the car i'd be buying, especially if you needed AWD. I think it...
• Re: Australian travel (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:56:23 +1000
  ...they are available in a large range of variants, including 4WD/AWD. Having said that (and ducking from the flames) a Syncro Westie in...
• Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 13:11:02 -0800
  ...I > can > certainly see why people like Subarus, the AWD is great here in SW Ohio > but > I'm going back to what I...
• Re: CARB Certification
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:09:17 -0500
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: What TYPE of person drives/buys a FRIDAY vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:18:56 -0500
  ...67 Hamster Power) > '65 Beetle - Type IV powered > '99 CR-V AWD station wagon > '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle > 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:11:28 -0400
  ...I have a '03 Toyota Rav4 AWD that my wife bought new. It's been reliable, and I've done all the maintence properly...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:39:56 -0700
  ...I don't think it says if this is a 2WD vanagon or a Syncro AWD one. some factor there on the trans I...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:30:33 -0700
  ...if you need AWD and have a way to use a Syncro's cabability .. great ! but all the rest of the time .. I am...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:51:20 -0700
  ...I don't know on the gas > mileage, but thats the car i'd be buying, especially if you needed AWD. I > think it...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:39:38 -0700
  ...It's not AWD or anything. > rear axles ? > camshaft ? > > The heat load on the cooling system will be more than that produced by tired...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:53:51 -0400
  ...Never mind Syncro AWD ! > and hey........electronic fuel injection is MILES ahead of carburetors, Not > even comparable, and not that hard to deal with...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:19:41 -0700
  ...It's hard to get a vanagon to do it on dry pavement ( mainly thinking 2WD here, Syncro AWD is a slightly different story...
• Re: Shocks: Follow-up report/impressions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:15:26 -0500
  ...20-XX Subaru, automatic, new tires,good heater, auto > tranny, AWD, fancy little unit. I went out the door fully intending to > 'take advantage...
• Re: 15" tire pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:34:59 -0400
  ...Really. > > check the tire sizes front and rear , and rim widths , on any modern hot > 2WD sports car- - corvette, porsche, even AWD ones..... > they...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:51:57 -0400
  ...it says if this is a 2WD vanagon or a Syncro AWD one. > some factor there on the trans I'd think. > > > > On 3...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:52:27 -0400
  ...I don't know on the gas >> mileage, but thats the car i'd be buying, especially if you needed AWD. I >> think it...
• Re: Snow tires, Police, getting stopped, etc.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:32:34 -0800
  ...The Syncros (a doublecab and a Kombi) are fine -- like other > AWD weekend-warrior kind of things. They have better ground clearance > than the...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:13:03 -0700
  ...Around 20K for a good used running one....fabulous AWD performance ( though Syncro's do 'like money' for sure, and some parts of them...
• Re: High pitched noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 00:47:16 -0400
  ...my poor man's Syncro almost every day.A.97 GM AWD automatic...and the two differ in fuel economy, significantly...Using data from...
• Re: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:27:43 -0700
  ...It just doesn't allow your AWD to work, but you can run > forever on rear wheel and the front stuff is fine without...
• Re: Maaco $399 respray any good?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:28:50 -0600
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type >IV powered >'99 CR-V AWD station wagon >'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle >2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: Priced a little high?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:02:52 -0700
  ...what I > > call my "Poor Man's Syncro" general motor safari awd van for well under > > 1/10 of the going price for tin...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:30:26 +0200
  ...Around 20K for a = > good > used running one....fabulous AWD performance ( though Syncro's do 'like > money' for sure, and some parts of them...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:18:56 -0800
  ...I used to have a Sunroof Syncro that was my year round > daily driver until the wife gave me a 2010 Element EX AWD...
• Re: vc question on syncro / I stand corrected
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:01:54 -0800
  ...This would allow you to truly have a 4wd vs AWD. and the energy savings of not spinning the drive line up to speed...
• Re: NVC: I want a sports car
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:25:01 -0600
  ...the R8 is. > > Read about it in Wiki. > > It's an AWD supercar. > > It would be more fair to say some Lamborghini models are...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:31:51 -0500
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: Ellis- coming out party! Attn: Coyote
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:15:40 -0500
  ...I could have paid the same or more for AWD Westies with 150,000+ miles on them with no guarantees but NO! I had...
• Re: friday question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:51:40 -0700
  ...Avaialbe in AWD syncro models ...high end Syncro Westys' go for as high as $ 70,000 availible in gasoline or diesel .. easily converted to...
• Re: USED seat cover request - SEM surecoat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:50:12 -0600
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:55:47 -0500
  ...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 26 Dec 2015 07:29:47 -0800
  ...I'll tell a Friday (since it was xmas yesterday ..someone mentioned Astro...I got one recently for an awd work van, quite the...
• Re: Splittie Sells For $198K at Barrett Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 13:15:59 -0700
  ...their AWD performance is awesome, particularly for the era, no electronics even. their size, shape, reputation, how many different types of engines will fit...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:06:14 -0800
  ...the same era and significantly superior to a Vanagon...with the AWD getting about 2-3 mpg less..I won't go searching on...
• Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:29:41 -0400
  ...anyone got a manual for this engine? 1990-current 2.2l Legacy AWD No Haynes avail., and I don't want the dealers blueplate...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:22:33 -0600
  ...I used to have a Sunroof Syncro that was my year round > daily driver until the wife gave me a 2010 Element EX AWD...
• Re: 15" tire pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:12:56 -0700
  ...check the tire sizes front and rear , and rim widths , on any modern hot 2WD sports car- - corvette, porsche, even AWD ones..... they often...
• Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:07:08 -0800
  ...Those cars have cockpit adjustble front-rear bias on the AWD ... you can go from 0 front and 100 % rear, to anywhere in between...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:26:57 -0500
  ...I used to have a Sunroof Syncro that was my year > round daily driver until the wife gave me a 2010 Element EX AWD...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:35:49 -0400
  ...It's not AWD or > anything. >> rear axles ? >> camshaft ? >> >> The heat load on the cooling system will be more than that produced by > tired...
• Re: Gas mileage query for bostig converts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:49:53 -0800
  ...almost boring even .....seldom have to use 3rd gear, she's unusually smooth and quiet ( not AWD of course ..which also tends to increase...