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  • Bonnaroo Music Festival Tickets
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:15:00 -0400
    ...I will let them go at the $150.00ea face value, and will ship them out via UPS Next Day at my cost as...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Wireless Internet Report
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:57:54 -0500
    ...Hams tend to know the value of following the rules. They know that what the FCC giveth, the FCC also taketh away. Hams have...
  • Fresh coat of paint or not?
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:25:32 -0800
    ...My concern is what it will do to its resale value. Another concern is the cost of a good paint-job. I am thinking...
  • Re: '84 value?
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:00:53 +0000
    " The next year, 85 is considerably better, and 86 to 91's much better yet. " Can Scott or someone else explain how an 85...
  • Re: Will be worth less or more?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:32:13 -0700
    ...The price of fuel will affect (possibly raise) the value of the Westy. It certainly wouldn't reduce the price. IMHO. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson...
  • Rear Westy suspension
    Historical mailing list - john schaper
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:05:58 -0700
    ...but there is little to no information on this subject of value.� Also, besides the springs and shocks, what other ancillary parts should be...
  • 1985 Vanagon - small job getting bigger - please advise as to rings, valves, etc.
    Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
    Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:31:24 -0400
    ...Why stop there.....pouring gas into the intake/exhaust shows my valued are holding seal (is that OK check?) so perhaps I'll just...
  • Re: Total loss, RIP
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:01:48 -0500
    ...These vehicles have a value which is now increasing. Make sure your insurance company knows that. It may not necessarily help, but anything is...
  • Re: Kelly On Line
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Mon, 06 Jan 1997 10:07:25 -0800
    ...For the repair costs they went > from $2,400 to $4,500 to $6,500 finally (more than the book value at > that time...
  • Re: WebPage put together...
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 07:15:28 -0800
    ...Value is not in the eye of the beholder if the beholder sees value in something unproved. T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim San...
  • Unrealistic Vanagon prices--a reason
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:55:23 -0800
    ...be-ma terialistic Excerpt: "Once we own something, we start to value it, we want to hold on to it. Researchers have long believed...
  • Re: Unrealistic Vanagon prices--a reason
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 27 Dec 2013 10:26:26 -0800
    ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Excerpt: > > "Once we own something, we start to value it, we want to hold on to it. > Researchers have long believed...
  • Re: scraping glue in the sun
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 22:09:39 -0700
    ...Property values went down south. Waydown south. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Aug 1, 2011, at 9:02 PM, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne...
  • Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Mon, 3 May 2010 17:23:54 EDT
    ...Only other alternative I thought of is to use one of the old spark plugs and torque it to a higher value to maybe...
  • Re: Vanagon and Spellcheckers
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:14:02 -0400
    On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Patrick Hatcher wrote: > In MS Word the thesaurus gives me "valueless" for an alternative to > Vanagon . . ouch! The programmer...
  • Re: Anyone see this ridiculous ad?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 17 Jul 1999 03:21:06 +0200
    ...Yup, and a trash bag dispenser! That alone should increase the value about $1500-2000. If it also has the original German spare tire...
  • Re: Schr�dinger's Feline
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:34:21 -0700
    ...So the cat is NEITHER dead or > alive, but just is. > > ---OR--- > > a wavefunction will collapse to one value if it is observed, because...
  • AC advice, keep or remove?
    Historical mailing list - Dart 330
    Tue, 4 Jan 2005 14:29:09 -0600
    ...So should I pull the whole system out? Will this lower the resale value? If so how much? I have heard that this is...
  • Re: best headlight replacements?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:54:46 -0700
    ...What do people think is the best value in replacement? Thanks, Wes 84 1.9l
  • Re: That thin bungee material?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:15:44 -0700
    I have bought various sorts of it at it at UFO fabric store in Vista, West Marine in Oceanside, True Value in Carlsbad, and...
  • Carbon van top..cost relationship...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:34:51 -0700
    ...Relative value, I guess. I could ride a Wal-Mart steel bike and drive a VW Touraeg or a Turbo Cayenne...NOT! Don Hanson
  • Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits? <NVC>
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:50 -0700
    <SNIP> > I value my old fashioned books like the one in your slide show too. > a certain sincerity combined with relative simplicity. even a...
  • Re: '84 value?
    Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:15:34 +0000
    Quite true. I count FOUR, in fact, the cheapest one at $4K with three days left. Of course, every one of them is a...
  • Re: Bam! My Vanagon got hit...hard
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:48:33 -0600
    ...They will *not* (more than likely) use apples-to-apples comps to establish a value. Some adjusters interpret the word "similar" very loosely, and...
  • List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:10:20 -0700
    ...Earlier this week I saw a comment that suggested that the highest value resale cars, including Vanagons, are those which are stock, clean, everything...
  • Re: minor accident PICS
    Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
    Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:27:35 -0400
    ...I looked at my, then twenty year old vehicle, considered the 'street value' and the value to me, and spent the money on other...
  • Re: Seattle Voltmeter
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:33:05 -0700
    ...At > the ferry I shut the engine off and turned the ignition back on - sure > enough no alternator light. > > I knew there was value...
  • Re: HELP! Blackbeard Update-Not Good.
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:38:26 -0700
    ...area (and this is Vegas, so good luck with that) the value of Blackbeard is > $2,649. > Cost to repair (minus the radiator, because...
  • Re: Rantworthy '85 Westy ad?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:16:45 -0700
    Dear stated value Had that on my westie - once wrecked i found out that stated value had no carriage in the discussion - took threat...
  • Re: Insurers, salvage and totalling the vehicle
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:50:00 -0700
    ...He valued it to be between $4500 and $5500. He said the engine w/24K was worth $2500 alone. I did not get mad...
  • Re: Insurnace and fire protection etc.
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 5 Oct 1998 11:58:19 -0400
    ...Also, I talked to CAA about this, and If I get my van appraised - for whatever value - CAA will insure my van for that...
  • Re: IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:11:51 -0600
    ...This message now has a value of $0.90 TGIF! [text/html]
  • Fuse Box Blues
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 18 May 2001 22:14:15 -0700
    ...Since there is no listing in the vanagon of what the fuse values are, can someone please fill me in. The following is a...
  • No Vanagon Content...96 Audi A6 Quattro Wagon for sale
    Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
    Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:34:17 -0400
    ...I know what the NADA value is and I know what a dealer will give me in trade. What do you all think is...
  • Re: Carat value
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:12:31 +0000
    It does. Virginia is 25, Maryland is 20, although lawmakers in Maryland are now trying to push it to 30. Virgina, not sure when...
  • Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:00:42 -0500
    Is there a specified or a standard torque value for the bolt? John Rodgers On 6/13/2012 11:42 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote...
  • Move 2000 lbs 436 miles on 1 gallon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:02:59 -0600
    ...I not seeing? If it is as it seems on face value, I sure would like to apply the principle to my '88GL. Can...
  • Re: FYI - Value on older vehicl
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Fri, 07 Jun 1996 17:17:31 -0400
    Harvey Chao wrote: > > 6/7/96 12:53 PM > > I have discovered that Kelly Blue Book publishes a volume for older vehicles. > The current...
  • Re: Review of Bus Boys
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:31:35 -0500
    ...I have ordered twice from Bus Boys and have been satisfied with price/value/service each time. A catalog was enclosed with my second...
  • Hey California folks
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Nov 1996 05:49:18 -0500
    ...DMV sez it will need an EPA sticker (?) or be subject to $300 penalty, plus 2% of its fair market value, or somesuch. Was...
  • FW: Trade My 1980 VW Westfalia Vanagon For ??? - $3500
    Historical mailing list - DaBomb
    Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:04:43 -0700
    ...Will trade for something useful of similar value. Call 310-978-8007 and leave message or cell: 310-892-1332 after 8PM weekdays or...
  • AFM resistance test
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:52:33 -0700
    ...and then a progression until it fully opened? From what to what values? Any help here would be appreciated, mine may be bad. Thanks
  • what is an 86 vanagon gl worth?
    Historical mailing list - Adam B
    Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:39:44 EST
    ...Just curious to know what value is, because I know that Vanagons are worth more to people that what Kelly Blue Book says. thanks...
  • Fwd: shipping an engine price and shipper
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:44:00 -0500
    I don't know how it goes for the average consumer but we hav efound FedEx Frieght to be the best value by far...
  • Re: Barrett-Jackson
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:46:24 -0800
    ...everyday work vehicle like my Syncro and have it hold its value. :( dylan ----- Original Message ---- From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY...
  • 2.1 new sensor and still no cold idle...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sun, 13 May 2007 16:04:28 -0700
    ...dunking several I have in hot and cold water and timing the the change to stable and noting final begin and ending values. Mark
  • TiiCo in an aircooled van?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
    Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:14:38 -0400
    ...Plus, it has sentimental value. Anyone? Cheers, Greg. 1982 Westy
  • Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:34:33 -0700
    ...1983 Westy Project for $350 ...telling me that even for free they wouldn't make enough in scrap value to justify the fuel costs...
  • Re: AIR FLOW METER
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:48:25 -0600
    ...But > if you were to print a rectangle twice as long as it was wide the value > would be 200 ohm. Now let me...
  • Re: Insurance - Replacement Value Policy?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:32:20 -0800
    ...Insurance - Replacement Value Policy? <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:20:28 EST <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;In a...
  • Re: maximum tire load question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:37:50 -0400
    ...In reviewing load data for several different tires, I see two different values given for the same tire. The maximum load may be given...
  • FW: For Sale: '87 Vanagon GL Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
    Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:47:58 -0800
    ...Book (www.kbb.com) Trade in value for this vehicle in Good condition - $4610.00 Retail value for this vehicle in Excellent condition - $8925...
  • Re: Auxiliary air regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:15:41 -0500
    ...the > pins of the electric plug of 5 volts (no voltage value shown in Bentley). > The regulator has a resistance of 30 ohms. The...
  • Re: AIR FLOW METER
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:51:35 -0600
    ...AIR FLOW METER > > > > Ark, > > > > Problem is it's a variable resistor that continuously changes value as you > > are going down the road based on...
  • Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:02:06 -0500
    ...And if I understood it correctly he's uninsured which also says something about the value of his hide. Remind them of all of...
  • Re: 1.9l TD Engine torque & power tables, westy drag.
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Mon, 4 Jan 1999 14:10:18 -0500
    ...Anyway, I assumed that the drag was calculated from actual "road" measurements, not a calculated value. The road test data is used to find...
  • Compression test on 1982 aircooled westy
    Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
    Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:13:52 -0400
    ...Bently manual compression check values for this engine are taken with a minimum oil temp of 86deg F Compression pressure values, 87-131psi Wear...
  • Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:06:49 -0500
    ...Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle > Easy enough (for some value of "easy") if you're willing to remove > the belt. But far...
  • Re: Martha's (Kool Seal)coating ~nonvw
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Jun 1996 12:23:54 -0700
    ...of money on his utility bills that he devalued my property value! My thoughts were "Oh great, Welcome to the 'hood." -ellis\ ~Aliens Ate...
  • Re: '85 Vanagon Value
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:04:22 -0500
    Hell I tried to sell mine with 85k at the time and couldn't get an offer for a $1500 asking, with $6000 in...