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• Re: Rare red '91 Carat-Wolfsburg on ebay...
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:09:49 -0700
  ...VW badged the tornado red '91's as >>> Carat-Wolfsburgs..(double whammy!) IIRC these were only offered in Tornado >>> red.. >> >> The tornado red / Carat...
• Carat Syncro or Syncro Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin & Lisa Sellitti
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:55:08 -0400
  Was the Carat ever available with a Syncro or vice versa? A friend asked me and I didn't know, I didn't think...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:47:39 -0400
  ...In fact even Carat height >Vanagons have lots of clearance. Even I could have gotten Carat springs >that were stiffer, that would have been...
• 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
• 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...
• 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...
• 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: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:59:55 -1000
  You could install GL springs in your Carat of course. I wouldn't though .. I own one ( the first 'carat' ...the 87 Wolfsburg Special...
• 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: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:26:01 -0800
  On 3/25/06, Sam P <samhp@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have been reading with interest the discussion of the " Carat/GL " offered for...
• wanted: carat/wolfsburg rear sofabed..in crappy shape (i need seatbottom frame)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:23:58 EST
  i need the rear seatbottom frame from a '87-91 carat or wolfsburg... anyone got a crappy or ripped, shredded, burned up whatever rear...
• Re: Lowering vanagon springs - just use Carat/Wolfsburg springs..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:41:26 EDT
  ...i have some stock "lowered" springs on a carat and wolfsburg i am parting out but dont currently have the means to remove them...
• 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: 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• GL not Carat
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:19:05 -0700
  I have been communicating with this seller in Canada trying to explain that his GL is NOT a Carat, but he insists that it...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:41:52 -0400
  ...Looking at Carat images online, I see a lot of them have the factory alloy wheels too. all carats came w/ the factory alloys.
• Re: What's a "carat"?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 11:37:39 -0400
  So, VW's Carat is pronounced "Carrot" like diamond measurement ( or vegetable), not "Cah-Raht"? Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van...
• 90 Carat: Radiator Fan Quiet
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:15:13 -0600
  Volks, My 90 Carat's radiator fan is not turning due to high temp in radiator, however it -is- working correctly when I turn...
• Syncro Carat, was Re: pwr mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 02:14:54 -0600
  Chayan Srisawat said, "Mine is '89 Carat, syncro in blue." I didn't know that they ever made a Syncro Carat. Any other Listees...
• Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:54:56 -0600
  ...and no, not all Carats are automatic transmissions. a lot, but not all. now, the poptop version of the Carat, called a Multivan, IS...
• Are 89 Carat Springs different than 91 Multivan Springs????
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:03:48 -0700
  Last night I spied a set of Carat Springs listed out on eBay. I have always been under the impression that my 1991 Multivan...
• Re: vanagon Carat for sale...Re: Carat question
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 14:10:23 -0700
  ...I'm > talking Mercedes, beemers, Lincolns, caddys, etc. > > However, I am ready for some of the 'luxury' features that are found in the > Carat...
• Carat to Syncro interior swap
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:27:50 -0700
  I have a 91 Carat and a 87 Syncro. I would like to swap out the interiors. If I make sure that I get...
• wolfy/carat side table wont fit w/ regular GL rear seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:05:20 EST
  ...the carat/wolfy rear sofabed is narrower than regular GL weekender bed to accomodate plastic sidepanels (w/table) on the carat/wolfy. if you...
• Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:56:07 EST
  ...soooo if you want that real carat you will > have to import such an interior, available for around 1200$ plus shipping from > germany.... but...
• Carat interiour wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Original date unknown
  ...text/plain; charset=US-ASCII If there is a Carat interiour out there near Washington state, with like new condition rear facing seats (gray...
• lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:21:25 -0700
  ...19" so the Carat is the lowest and I would like to lift it up a bit, not as high as the Syncro but...
• Re: Wolfsburg/Carat with pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:02:13 -0700
  >Is there such a thing as a Vanagon model with the Wolfsburg/Carat >interior but with a pop-top. > >If so, what is it...
• '89 Carat For Sale in Calif.
  Historical mailing list - kirk swezey
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:58:59 -0800
  '89 Vangon Carat for sale in San Francisco Bay Area I have not seen this vehicle but the pictures look good. Owner is asking...
• Carat rear springs and bearings
  Historical mailing list - E&M
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:13:00 -0800
  ...I have a 1991 Carat that was making a noise from the right rear (bearing?) so I went to investigate and found a broken...
• FS: wolfsburg/carat grey snap in curtain kit
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 13:49:58 EST
  i have another grey wolfsburg/carat snap in curtain kit for sale. this is the 4 piece snap in deal that was offered on...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Carat for sale -
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:21:54 -0400
  ...1991 Vanagon Carat for sale - nice Carat.. errr... for that year a Carat should have alloy rims.. yes? :-)
• Re: Carat (was Pasat)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  25 Aug 1994 11:54:15 U
  ...RE>>Carat (was Pasat) On 8/25/94 11:47 PDT, joel wrote: >Vanagon Carat - introduced in 89 (first i ever heard of it...
• Re: 1989 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg inquiry vs Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:25:46 EST
  ...From my observations, the Wolfies > and the Carats look pretty much the same, although I haven't seen any > Carats with the gray diagonal...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Carat for sale -
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:06:01 -0400
  ...Dennis dennis...all carats came standard with alloy wheels in the USA. ..that was part of the Carat package...as with the grey velour...
• CARAT and Syncro spring measurements
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:43:37 -0600
  ...I'm not sure if that makes them softer than the CARAT springs or not. FRONTS SYNCRO CARAT Length 1 inch shorter, approximately Major...
• Re: M-code puzzlement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:48 +0100
  ...S704 base model carat is not > their carat version, but the german (european), the 6seater absolutely > wonderful carat, with 2 FAT Audi seats in...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Carat for sale -
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:19:04 -0400
  ...for that year a Carat should have alloy rims.. yes? i had a '90 tornado red carat wolfsburg that had steelies and wheelcovers. the...
• Carat to Camper?
  Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
  Thu, 8 May 1997 11:08:40 -0400
  ...Are there any kits available and how much $ to convert? I'm looking down the road to add some space to my Carat, and...
• Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:58:58 -0700
  ...Some look exactly like Carats. It's all about marketing. BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html On Thu, 16 Sep 2004...
• anyone know why '89 carat/wolfsburgs didnt have the curtain kits?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:09:33 EDT
  so when vw introduced the 7 pass wolfsburg with the "Carat" style weekender interior (rear facing jumpseats, flip out sidetable, etc) in '87, they...
• Re: Tornado Red OR Metalic black?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:47:27 EST
  ...it was used on some 88-89 wolfsburgs and carats, and most 90-91 GL's and Carats and westys. then there is Titian...
• Re: GL not Carat
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:22:58 -0700
  Now if we could get the six other ads (last time I looked) on the Autotrader and Cars.com that show Syncro Carat vans...
• Re: Wolfy / Carat Registry Update[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - L-Soft list server at vanagon (1.8c)
  Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:27:46 -0800
  ...Try HELP. > Year of Wolfy/Carat: Unknown command - "YEAR". Try HELP. > Model (Vanagon GLWolfy, Vanagon Wolfy or Carat...): Unknown command - "MODEL". Try HELP. All...
• Re: What's a "carat"?
  Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:45:10 -0700
  Huh? A Carat is a vegetable. I'm told that Parat's eat' em. But not if they're raten. ChrisR in SF (and...
• Re: What's a "carat"?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:27:58 -0500
  ...I'm not up on the jargon being used here and have never heard > the term "carat" before. Please enlighten me. > > > > Nile > > > A carat...
• 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:18:58 -0500
  I FINALLY got my Carat back and all is as it should be. It is typical Carat, dark blue, and now has a new...
• FS: mint condition vanagon carat/wolfsburg rare 4spd
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:28:34 EST
  for sale: '88 vanagon wolfsburg/carat, rare 4speed (most carats were automatics) bordeaux red (burgundy) body and bumpers very straight, paint perfect! w/ full...
• Re: 1989 Carat - Fair price?
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 18:40:14 -0500
  Hi Tom, I just bought my '90 Carat last August here in SC for $5700.00 (they were asking $6800.00 for it at...
• Re: FS: Sweet '89 vanagon carat on Vortex - $1900!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:44:59 -0500
  I just wish Carats were automaics. :(
• Re: FS: Sweet '89 vanagon carat on Vortex - $1900!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:19:49 -0800
  ...Sweet '89 vanagon carat on Vortex - $1900!!!!!!!!!! Can someone post the web address for this one pls? -----Original Message----- From: JordanVw@AOL.COM [mailto...
• FS: grey slider doorpanel, FS: carat sofabed and side table panels, fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:37:55 EST
  ...from carat but fits all '85-'91 vans also for sale: carat sofabed and side table panels, fit any pasenger vanagon, w/ all mounting...
• you must use the carat/wolfsburg rear sofabed if you want the table/panels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:14:01 EST
  ...for those who are contemplating upgrading to the carat/wolfsburg style interior - you MUST use the rear sofabed from the carat/wolfsburg in order...
• Re: GL not Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:58:26 EDT
  ...a Carat, but he insists that it is. > > > > A visitor to TheSamba.com has replied to your ad for: > >> 1991 Vanagon Carat Price: 7900...
• for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 18:38:51 EDT
  for sale: -89 CARAT - auto, silver/grey, alloys, ac, cruise, p/m, p/l, carat options, 116k new heads, valve job, engine seal kit...
• Re: power wind. won't go up
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 16:37:09 -0400
  thanks for the info the unit came off a 91 carat so i assume its a later version the window will go up and...
• Re: Entertaining eBay listing - 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:36:52 -0400
  ...I guess my Carat has "dual (front and rear) > > evaporator coils for the AC also. Sweet! > > > > -- > > mordo > > 1990 Carat > > > > > >-- >Jake >1984 Vanagon GL >1986...
• vanagon Carat for sale...Re: Carat question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 2003 01:25:26 EDT
  ...I'm > talking Mercedes, beemers, Lincolns, caddys, etc. > > However, I am ready for some of the 'luxury' features that are found in the > Carat...