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• Re: FW: Kumho Tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:38:40 -0700
  ...Firm ride with no "stuff" in it. Very stable, quiet, not inexpensive ($110.00). I like them. Bob Stevens '91 Westy _________________________________________________________________ Join the world...
• Re: A war is brewing...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:53:49 -0800
  ...My fellow BMW riders and I object to the use of air-heads for you VW luftgekuhlt people.
• Re: Simple tire qurestion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:59:28 -0500
  ...the highway rib? Are they on a Westy? How do they ride and handle? The selection of appropriate tires seems to be diminishing rapidly...
• Re: Syncro DE Mayo East
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:26:49 -0600
  ...If people want to attend who don't have a syncro you can camp with > the group and ride along with someone. :-) > > Brady in...
• Re: spiffing up my ride
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 5 May 2006 10:08:16 -0400
  Brian: I've had good luck painting the vanagon grill. To be sure you don't encase bug guts in your finished product, wash...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:23:09 -0400
  ...I did a top speed of 87mph (GPS)today, my fastest stock Vanagon ride ever. Cheers, Ben
• Re: Smoother ride? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 09:12:48 +1200
  Bilsteins have been a thread before... and it appears that some will break off at the top mounts. Konis can be adjusted for rebound...
• Auto Transport for non-running vehicles
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:27:23 -0700
  ...With any luck they will be picking up my $600, 91GL(see samba) for its "last ride" Chris C 90MV 91GL
• Re: Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:56:22 -0800
  ...This is also why adding rear spacers to make up for the sag results in a harsher ride than if the springs weren't...
• Re: identification plate
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:18:52 -0700
  ...you see vintage motorbikes out and about? that because someone is fixing them to ride, and fixing them during rides. alistair On 18-Apr...
• Vanagon SPRINGS now in!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:55:41 -0400
  ...In terms of ride, the "rocking boat" effect on big dips in the road is definately reduced. The suspension has a tighter feel to...
• Re: Koni Shock adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:16:08 -0800
  ...When i got it back the ride was a lot harsher than I > expected. Not quite a boneshaker, but it's loud, and when...
• Free! Four rusty bolts! (Alloy wheel install)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:10:35 EDT
  ...Now the ride is much crisper and the boat rock is gone. The max pressure on these is 44 psi and I have them...
• New Vanagon BEHR a/c system..Re: NIB rear Air conditioner for 84/85, $300
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 14:35:36 EST
  ...owner can use > it... > > ------ > ### ICE COLD A/C Unit for any ride!! Hot Rod, Classics, NIB!! ###### > - $300 (san jose south) > Date: 2005-02-17...
• Local travel while camping
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:14 -0500
  ...Catching a ride for 4 isn't practical (potentially unsafe, too). The only thoughts that have really come to mind is to tow my...
• Re: What Ride are we discussing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:40:37 -0800
  ...What Ride are we discussing? > With the large number of participants that there is in this group > it > is not easy for me to...
• Re: Now on to Sardinia
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:33:02 -0700
  ...I would like to know the price for the ferry rides. Did not go to the British Isles, they were about to charge $600...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:25:07 -0700
  ...After installing a 1/2 " washer between the left rear "doughnut" and the frame, the car rides straight. The 1/2 inch washer did...
• Re: Shock advice
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 23:31:33 -0500
  ...I don't find the ride hard at all and my van handles significantly better than it did before I replaced those 120,000...
• Re: Vanagons & drivers in the news/media
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:04:01 -0500
  ...Hartford Advocate "My Ride" Ed Gonzalez, 27 Home: Hartford Occupation: Bartender Ride: 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon Ed, you on the list? I didn't see...
• Re: Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 17 Dec 2018 05:59:16 -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: Looks like a Westie...
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:16:17 -0400
  ...Don't know the track record of that vehicle, but that would be a fun ride to hit the road in... Pete O '87...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:53:13 -0700
  ...Centrifugal force will move it to the > outer edge of the rotating tire coming fourth with a smoother ride! (said > with tongue firmly planted...
• Re: Simple Tire Question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:48:36 -0600
  Depends on wheels and color of your ride!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Nov 23, 2011 7:44 PM, "Jeff Schwaia" <vw...
• Re: How Do You Know If Your Springs Need To Be Replaced?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:36:39 -0600
  ...thought the Carat and the Weekender were kind of the Low Riders?* unless you want the front end too high .. those sit almost 2...
• Re: 100K birthday
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 13:57:17 MST
  ...Congratulations! It must be nice to have a ride with so few miles on it! May you have a couple hundred thousand more! -- Todd...
• Re: Friday limericks
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:53:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A is for apple, B is for bush, If ya wanna ride in my bus, then get out and push! -- >> "Very funny, Scotty. Now...
• Re: plane crash
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sun, 18 Sep 94 23:13:44 CDT
  ...of the tour that lost the coin toss and did >NOT ride the plane to his death? and doesn't talk about it at...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 18:36:00 +1300
  ...get the rear aligned after the spring plate adjustment. I've never bothered with non-IRS spring plates. Ride over those bumps! Gary Gibson
• Peter Seikel Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 08:13:38 -0800
  ...I do not want my syncro to ride like a stiff 4wd off-raod setup jeep...if you know what i mean. Thanks for...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:32:47 -0700
  They are 205/65 R15 99T max load = 1709 lbs Look right, feel right, ride right, but not the only option. -Damon --- George Thorburn...
• Re: still searchin for my trusty ride!
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:18:20 -0700
  john Runberg wrote: >Deals do happen but they take time, luck and perhaps quite a few dead-ends >and disappointments. If you have the...
• shocks
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:27:45 -0500
  ...Which are the least stiffest? I am trying to avoid a very stiff ride. Thanks for all your help. P.S. I took all...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:12:25 -0500
  ...Tire pressure? If you are running at 48psi, you'll have a > much harsher ride than at say 36psi... Yes, but at 36 psi...
• LVC: Insurance Expert Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:33:32 -0700
  ...Motorrad <http://www.fastforward.ca/> / Hasenwerk<http://www.hasenwerk.ca/> *Parts and services for European Adventure vehicles!* *Volkswagen Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider!*
• Bus Pop Top canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:39:54 -0500
  ...http://www.vwtrendsweb.com/tech/0404vwt_westfalia_canvas_camper_replacement/ Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free
• Re: Holy Auction site, Batman
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 20:53:19 -0500
  ...recently sold it.... > chris We can only hope that the new parrot ride isn't an Odyssey or something else as non-descript! -- Wil
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:24:14 -0500
  ...As for the temp guage it usually rides just under half way - however yesterday and today it didn't even make it to 1...
• Re: Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:47:47 -0800
  And....You can't just buy aftermarket springs to get the ride you like because the configuration of our Vanagon springs is so different...
• Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:08:54 -0700
  ...The 215/75 R15 BFG's would give me about 2 cm more ride height compared to the 195R14 Hankooks. The spacer (15 mm...
• RE: Speed limits...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 1994 13:11:08 PDT
  ...to ride in it), is far more foolish than any kid who chooses use money he makes from his after school job to trick...
• Re: Tire thread - my mechanic disagrees
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:53:25 -0700
  ...No Blowouts, no uneven wear, just a nice ride for way under 100$ a tire. I got em at sears. If sears recommends them...
• suspension bushings
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:24:46 -0500
  ...I replaced the bushings and the spacers, snugged a little play out of the wheel bearings and got most of my quiet ride back...
• Re: 86 Vanagon - AKA: The Mystery Machine
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:38:28 -0500
  ...Work is > to > start Monday! I will post pictures as I get them! > > > Route 66 Rider! > Ramon Hill > Live Long and Be Free > > > Internal...
• Re: aging problems
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:05:09 -0800
  ...Anyone what to know the tech.??? Just ask. > >5- Would like to have firmer ride. What shocks should I install ? It >rides on Michelin...
• Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
  Historical mailing list - dan kapeller
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:39:54 -0700
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P>I'm not sure about my Vanagon, but I ride "happy" when I'm fully...
• Re: Tires again!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:38:21 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I also think the pressure needs to be adjusted for ride and total carried > weight. > > On Jul...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:48:01 -0700
  >| Sure it will ride higher...but it will also ride stiffer. And if this is >| not how you pre-laod the spring, then how...
• Re: mom's cross-country trip
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:04:44 -0800
  ...My guess is that the Yosemite 3 either picked up someone or had a car problem and accepted a ride or help from someone...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Tue, 1 May 2001 14:14:15 -0500
  ...I had received notes of people not liking the ride but as long as you inflate them to the levels VW states in the...
• Re: What to carry?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:23:00 -0400
  ...Nice for a quiet ride in the woods. Hauls firewood, >> and >> fits right in the bed of the truck with room for the generator...
• Re: ***SPAM*** vanagon Digest - 18 Aug 2005 to 19 Aug 2005 - Special issue (#2005-673)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:42:46 -0700
  ...poor VW Van Lovers in peace with our Smell the Roses rides :) about what some wacko wrote: > Some folks have smelled the roses already...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Happy_INTERNATIONAL_VOLKSWAGEN=C2=AE_?= =?UTF-8?Q?BUS_DAY?=
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 12:55:15 -0400
  ...Day and we are celebrating an iconic past while taking a ride into the future. Come along as we celebrate a global icon with...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 06:08:07 -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...
• Memorial Day, Vanagon Memory-2011
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 30 May 2011 01:59:44 -0700
  ...You are under foot, around the campfire, in our hearts and ride with us today. Pop the top, Fold-down the rear seat, Lift...
• Re: Thank you again Buses by the Beach!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 23 May 2010 20:59:06 -0400
  I hear you Pete - it was a long beautiful ride home in Gertie too but man I was getting pretty sleepy toward the very...
• Re: Lock re-keying
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:49:16 -0800
  ...that before. > > And when are you going to give me a ride in said 930S? > > tim in san jose A 930S is a Vanagon...
• Re: oh, what the heck ... how cold is it?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:30:28 -0500
  ...I will concede, however, that my eylids DID freeze shut when I blinked, which made for an extremely interesting ride to work! ;-)
• Gabriel Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 16:42:24 EDT
  ...They fit right, ride well. However, I think the front of the van is a little lower now. I don't like the look...
• Michelin Agilis
  Historical mailing list - The Lecrones
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 23:38:22 -0400
  ...I wonder how they are working out as far as handling, quietness, wet traction, and comfort of ride? These tires cost over twice as...