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• Re: Michelin MXT tires
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:53:13 -0500
  ...With the new tires, the ride is quieter, more stable, tighter in the turns, and the crosswind effect is minimal. A MUCH IMPROVED RIDE...
• Re: Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 02:56:35 -0700
  ...If i > was concerned about a hugely plush ride, i'd just get an Impala or somethin. I wasn't so much thinking comfort...
• help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:49:18 -0400
  ...That got it and her a flatbed ride home and to the local dealer where, as soon as it got it's feet back...
• this whole Jews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thing!! my 2 cents
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:24:38 EST
  ...good ridence. gutes ridence. Auf Wiedersehen kommen Sie Dummkopf und nicht zur�ck.
• NIB rear Air conditioner for 84/85, $300
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:11:39 -0800
  ...owner can use it... ------ ### ICE COLD A/C Unit for any ride!! Hot Rod, Classics, NIB!! ###### - $300 (san jose south) Date: 2005-02-17...
• bURNING vAN
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:21:13 -0800
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:19:51 bst
  ...Slip of the tounge Neil? Or are you man enough to ride around on an Italian scooter when its -30C ? Brrrrrrrrrrr! Andy E. A...
• Bus Theme Songs
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 17 Feb 1995 14:39:03 -0800 (PST)
  I haven't been paying _real_ close attention to this thread, but 2 songs come to mind. "Another One Rides the Bus" Al Yankovic...
• [Question] Air-conditioning retro-fit?
  Historical mailing list - William
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 10:28:15 -0400 (EDT)
  How difficult is it to retro-fit a/c in a Westy?? My wife refuses to ride without it :^P Is there a good...
• HEAVY Duty Shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 16:20:15 -0400
  ...My creame puff 84 Westy needs a more stable ride, she needs to toughen up a bit! I'm interested in the Readers experience...
• Re: Smells in a Westy-Skylight!
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 15:18:06 -0800
  ...I'm embarrassed to have anyone ride in the van with me<< Exact same experience with mine! Kit Carter, 85 Westy central coast, CA
• Re: Heli stories NVC
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:45:18 -0800
  ...pensioner (whose E-Ticket ride was front seat in the AH-1 "cobra")
• Re: Any US listees going to westies at watkins?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:59:47 -0400
  Thanks to everyone that replied, my raft now has a ride to Watkins Glenn. Chris On 9/6/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com...
• New email address
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:48:46 -0500
  ...ve told Earthlink to take a hike after a 10 year ride with them. New address is dimwittedmoose@cfu.net the cfu account is...
• Re: lowered and "chopped" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:55:55 -0700
  On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > this looks like a BenT ride > > http://www.loqu...
• Re: CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:25:20 -0800
  ...By doing this, it also stiffened up the ride and it took some of the sway out of the van. E-mail me if...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:17:06 -0800
  ...Kind of like when I used to ride dirt bikes down the Baja peninsula. During the ride, I often thought to myself "why the...
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 5 May 2007 03:07:22 -0400
  ...yea, i'll go for another ride. > > Bennybadboy > -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S...
• trip report: the back of the Cascades (Wa.) long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:16:47 -0700
  ...afternoon for the Entiat River Valley and a rendezvous with a bunch of cyclists who do an annual Hillclimb ride there. Cyber-friends we...
• Re: Bad battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 May 2021 10:34:44 -0700
  ...clock) if I forget to > disconnect the > battery after a ride and not ride again for a month or so, the battery is > dead...
• Re: What Ride are we discussing?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:03:49 -0700
  ...What Ride are we discussing? | |I follow your logic. So does list etiquette. Some list members do not. | |Chris. | |Wys�ane z iPhone'a...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:33:32 -0500
  "inspect the release shaft for wear on the curves areas where the release bearing rides" Lets assume you find warn parts. What is the...
• Re: yokohama y356
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:17:09 -0700
  ...The Yoko's were pretty much fried after 25,000 miles. > > Their ride was good and I can't complain about traction except in...
• Good Place to park and ride into Chicago
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 12:29:59 -0400
  I'll be traveling to Chicago in a couple weeks and would like to leave my van somewhere outside the city and take public...
• washable seat covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:53:15 -0700
  ...s seat that absorbs sweat and is easy to take off and is washable? Don, What do you use after a bike ride? Mike
• Rear hatch grommet
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:18:32 -0400
  ...ETKA lists the left top grommet (oval shape) but not the ride side round hole grommet. Unfortunately my grommet is so shot I cannot...
• NVC- Dakar 2010 pics
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:50:43 -0500
  ...Bring plenty of extra parts! <http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/dakar_rally_2010.html> I like the pics cause I ride a...
• Re: canada... & rides!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 13:33:08 -0700 (MST)
  Well, for what it is worth, I for one am quite thankful that Canadians are so close to Montana. When my vanagon broke down...
• Rialta FS (Missouri)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:01:15 -0600 (CST)
  ...417-882-1921. ------ If anyone buys it, I get a ride before it leaves town ... Bob Hufford Transporter Search & Rescue bhufford@mail.orion.org
• Canoes, car-top carriers, & Westies
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:34:50 -0300
  ...the CTC has foam pads that ride on the gunwales of the canoe & is designed for a regular car. Does anyone know definitively if...
• thanks - shox advice
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:33:51 -0800
  ...New KYB all around has vastly stabilized my ride and evened out the slight lean on my westy. It's actually not such an...
• Re: hershey/campbelltown vw show tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:12:43 -0400
  I'm goin to ride up probly... tan 85 "EVA" ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April...
• Re: KAW springs anyone?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:54:02 -0700
  > I am not really into lowering the ride, but my wife feels a little unsafe > and gets sick on winding roads, and I have...
• Re: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 01:44:11 -0500
  ...debated tires of your choice keep rolling 'tween the ditches as you ride in pursuit of your dreams..... Cheers, Doug -- http://www.dougalcock.com
• WTB brown Weekender rear cabinet door
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:50:53 -0700
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:04:14 -0700
  ...If I understand you right, you don't want a ride height adjustment, but rather equalize contact force (diagonally) to maximize traction. In my...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:01:14 -0700
  ...We have one more ride with AAA, the > others for this term used for my SO on horse journeys. So waiting for my > first...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:02:50 -0700
  ...I > have noticed that my rear ride height is low on the drivers side. I have > read that this is 'normal' for a Westfalia...
• Re: Correct tire pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:15 -0500
  ...Vehicle manufacturers specs are to improve ride and handling characteristics. New car dealers often underflat tires on new cars to give that soft, quiet...
• "VW HIPPIE RUN" Need Ride to Florida after VWRoad Rallye!
  Historical mailing list - yippee!
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 17:17:14 -0500
  ...his trip back to Florida! (I have suggested that he could ride with me or play "musical busses" and just hop-scotch the run...
• learning to ride a motorcycle (was RE: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:23:50 -0500
  Thanks, everyone who replied to my comment about learning to ride a motorbike! Following Jeff's suggestion (below), I googled Northern Virginia Community College...
• New ride, new experiences
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:24:01 +0200
  ...Oh, I bet some of you are wondering what my new ride is? Dont worry, it's still in the VW family :-), it's...
• Re: Quick BusDepot Beta Test Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:26:17 -0700
  ...Is this a free ride? Probably so. Is it the best way for a over funded corporation to do it? Probably not. For a...
• Re: (NVC)Re: Things that irk me on my vanagon, and GAS PRICES, now that it's Friday!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:49:42 -0800
  ...I could ride to work in about an hour and a half. About as fast as it would take me to take the light...
• Re: Front vs Rear Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:25:25 +0000
  ...I can honestly say that I >noticed >absolutely no difference in the ride. > >I still need to replace the front shocks and I am...
• Re: More brakes.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:41:04 -0600
  ...larger wheels/tires really change and stabilize the ride .... and create an even greater requirement for larger, better stoppers. The van "goes" better and...
• Re: Things for Joel to Keep Track of....
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 21:20:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Myself and 11 nice young ladies that got stranded in College Park > and needed a ride to American University. How could I say no...
• '76 camper bus jerks, misses, cuts out
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 09:30:08 -0600
  ...Engine seems to cutout or miss momentarily causing a jerky herky ride. Barely lurched my way home yesterday. I've replaced plugs, points, rotor...
• The VW Saga
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 12:34:38 -0600 (CST)
  Hey, if you're looking for a fun ride on the web, try: http://interchange.idc.uvic.ca/~danl/volks/ Saw this on The...
• Repost: Aux. Battery Location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:57:57 -0400
  ...combined weight of the batteries in that location may affect the ride. Is this something I should avoid, or will the suspension handle the...
• 83.5 Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:03:41 -0800
  ...I need new tires all around and I'm inclined to try the larger 205/70 tires in order to improve ride/handling quality...
• suspention hieght
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:41:27 EDT
  Hi all, Was the ride height change made in 88,' made by shortening the springs? Was the spring rate same? What was the purpose...
• Re: To D or not to D that is the question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:20:16 -0700
  ...Possibly a bit harsh of ride for some, but then I have never worried about overloading them either. Others will have their opinions, this...
• 16 by 8 inch wheels for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:58:29 -0500
  Do these fit regular 2WD? I have an 85' Westy with quite alot of ride height....almost looks like a syncro. I am looking...
• Rear springs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:54:59 -0700
  ...Anyone know if this is a good match? I know that the later V'gons ride lower than the earlier ones, but haven't...
• Has Toy-odor wants to trade up to a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:01:36 -0700
  ...http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/94022723.html I always advise newbies to keep their old ride until they get used to owning a Vanagon...
• Re: lowered and "chopped" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:31:37 -0400
  ...On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > this looks like a BenT ride > > http://www.loqu...
• Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:07:25 -0700
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:16:53 -0700
  ...We have one more ride with AAA, the > others for this term used for my SO on horse journeys. So waiting for my > first...
• Re: Open letter to... <less VW content>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 01:41:04 -0400
  ...Let me ride it. <rides the bike> Scott: The chain seems to be skipping. Me: The cogs don't seem to be worn Scott...