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• 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:37:10 -0400
  ...This stuff is ridiculously complex. I've been trying to do my homework. I don't want to be drilling out wheels, messing around...
• Trip stats - added info
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:09:30 -0700
  ...Driving conservatively, but not ridiculously so. Mostly 60 - 65mph on open roads Some 70ish at end of trip. Only used AC for one afternoon...
• 86 WESTY PARTS Will Be FS
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:28:26 EST
  ...Keep your scanners peeled if you need some of those small but ridiculously expensive trinkets or parts. I will post a note to the...
• Re: Another Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Sat, 13 May 2006 21:10:56 -0500
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: round gas cans?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:41:50 -0400
  ...There is an old VW one on sale right now (at what I think is a ridiculously high price): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...
• blasphemy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:15:07 -0400
  ...buying an EV MV(beautiful vans, really) but they are so ridiculously overpriced I can't bring myself to go for it. Engine retrofits...
• Re: Neato camp chairs for the van
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:09:33 -0700
  ...They are very lightweight, compact, >and ridiculously cheap. They also come stock with dual beverage holders. >Dig it > >http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:35:59 -0700
  ...I > think > it was advised to replace both at once but not really sure why now. > ---SNIP--- > > Yeah, I think that they are ridiculously...
• Re: blasphemy
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 18:04:15 -0400
  ...buying an EV MV(beautiful vans, really) but they are so > ridiculously overpriced I can't bring myself to go for it. Engine retrofits...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:08:55 -0500
  ...I find the metal lids ridiculously heavy, and if your engine compartment seal is not up to snuff, resonate vibration through the car. The...
• SVX into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:51:27 +1200
  ...of these with a great one? Of course, Subaru engines are ridiculously expensive in USA. Here EJ20 turbos go for $750US; SVX $1250. In...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:50:51 -0800
  ...This let me save a few hundred bucks those ridiculously expensive tee hoses. My thinking was this made more sense in relation to the...
• Re: Hankook tires - fits the bill?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 21:19:30 -0400
  ...I was surprised and disappointed with what I perceived as a ridiculously short life expectancy of the bias-ply trailer tires. They were also...
• Re: round gas cans?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:55:27 -0700
  ...There is an old VW one on sale right now >(at what I think is a ridiculously high price): > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:11:01 -0500
  ...A >> Ford >> Exterminator would take it out at 10 mhp. >> >> When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point...
• Re: Oil Viscosity Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:05:45 -0500
  ...I do use the ridiculously expensive but so necessary VW factory filter. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
• Re: I need advice/help getting a letter of conformity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:10:26 -0800
  ...In practice it is ridiculously higher. He/She is either not doing something right or they are just giving their time away. Anyway, if...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:16:10 -0500
  ...Tiptronic > <<Say, other than the cost>> > << Ridiculously expensive>> > > Two key phases here John. > > Inherently the depth of the pocket book is real short in...
• Re: Coolant Explosion '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:34:44 -0700
  ...I bought one there a few months ago - they're ridiculously cheap for the OEM part & comes with a new pressure cap. Note: You...
• Re: Coolant hose substitutes
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:45:40 -0700
  ...and came away with some find >> substitutes for the original, and ridiculously expensive, coolant >> hoses. I believe that gentlemen was driving a Syncro. This...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Dec 2002 to 9 Dec 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1415)
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:21:45 -0500
  ...Because cars of the era had many swoops and jet fighter appearance was all the rage, the bus was ridiculously ugly. And that's...
• Re: top ten things not to say to a cop NON VW CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:52:03 -0700
  ...Crooks" <anc1cde@INJERSEY.INFI.NET> wrote: > > They forgot 'Millions Of Parts Arranged Ridiculously' (Mopar) and 'Got > Mechanic Coming?' (for GMC), > > Late braking wrote: > > > Thought...
• Re: top ten things not to say to a cop NON VW CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 01:06:25 -0700
  ...Crooks wrote: > > They forgot 'Millions Of Parts Arranged Ridiculously' (Mopar) and 'Got > Mechanic Coming?' (for GMC), > > Late braking wrote: > > > Thought some of you might...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:00:38 -0800
  Ex-air force personnel will no doubt chime in shortly, but choppers are ridiculously inefficient Craig, kinda like boats. This Wikipaedia entry is pretty...
• Re: $33,000 westy
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:12:23 -0400
  There needs to be a website listing all of the ridiculously priced vans that never ended up selling. Otherwise, people only are encouraged to...
• POSSUM/COON/SKUNK/SQUIRREL SKIN REUPHOLSTERY KITS!/F!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:35:25 -0500
  ...pelt sun visor "slip covers" for any VW Van for a ridiculously low price. Joel & I hope to corner the market in low-cost...
• Re: Chasing Surge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 5 May 2002 17:50:08 -0500
  ...Bentley, made sure my ISV rattles and hums, fiddled with that ridiculously placed idle computer behind the tail light. This morning I attempted to...
• Re: Automatic to manual conversion...
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:28:48 -0400
  ...Is this a reasonable idea or ridiculously complicated prospect? Or does >ANYONE have a decent auto trans I won't have to pay a...
• Re: Water temp gauge sender install question.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:23:50 -0500
  ...So, I was thinking, what about in the cylinder head >drain hole? Or would that give me some sort of ridiculously high reading? >All...
• Re: Who got the auctioned '87 Westy for $7700?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:09:17 -0700
  ...just proves my point that the Samba prices/GpWesty prices are ridiculously overpriced In a message dated 3/10/2015 12:57:41 P...
• Tail lights and brake lights
  Historical mailing list - peter shaw
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:10:32 -0800
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: holy tire kicking!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:44:06 -0700
  ...those who have a desire to buy are willing to offer > ridiculously low money hoping a personal reason will help sway > opinion... Does the...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:42:59 -0400
  ...I > think > it was advised to replace both at once but not really sure why now. > ---SNIP--- > > Yeah, I think that they are ridiculously...
• Re: Need input on this overheating problem - hot and flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:42:01 -0400
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. >
• Re: was MAC vs PC NOW: PLEASE RESTRAIN YOURSELVES!!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 17:25:20 -0500
  ...if I'm going to put up with some of the ridiculously ill-tempered individuals who seem so intent on flaming the life right...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:57:52 -0400
  ...A >> Ford >> Exterminator would take it out at 10 mhp. >> >> When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point...
• Re: Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 21:49:41 -0700
  ...This seems > ridiculously odd to me. I have had difficulty finding one as this pulley > is specifically for the Diesel Vanagon only. VW says...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:30:40 -0800
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: Interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:10:59 -0700
  ...The light is very blue but the amperage is ridiculously low. I've tried both the 9 LEDs per bulb and the 18 per...
• Timing/Distributer question
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:57:16 -0400
  ...The van ran like it had Zetec in it. (OK, an exaggeration.) It ran fantastic, plenty of power and gas mileage was ridiculously high...
• Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:24:36 -0400
  ...For the ridiculously small one at the rear T they call it a Jet...I wonder if I just glued a Jet from my...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:41:22 -0700
  ...My friend Peter had his 65 Mustang re-upholstered for such a ridiculously low price that he donated $150 to the program. Just an...
• Re: Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:28 -0400
  ...I have a Fenix flashlight (the L2D) that > uses a cree led, so I knew that these led's are ridiculously bright, and I...
• Re: San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:41:03 -0800
  ...However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone� suggest a place we can park...
• Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 21:29:01 -0500
  ...But fortunately those ridiculously expensive hoses are of insanely high quality as well. The gotcha there is that because of that, you may have...
• Re: [Syncro] Shifter knob noise
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:18:45 -0800
  ...My g/f thinks I'm ridiculously obsessed with noises, she has yet to appreciate that hearing something BEFORE it breaks is vitally important...
• Re: San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:29:56 -0500
  ...However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the > local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone suggest a place we > can park...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:04:54 -0400
  ...I replaced the brake lines before a rust-through (just barely, judging by how ridiculously easy it was to break the old ones as...
• Re: Muffler options aside from stock <-- that was supposed to read muffler :)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:24:18 -0500
  ...Unlike a glasspack muffler these will not get ridiculously loud over time. I've read about people using longer bolts on the factory muffler...
• Re: What's this syncro westfalia worth?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:16:28 -0500
  ...I don't want to lowball you but I have seen syncro westies changing hands for ridiculously low prices recently, if there was any...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:53:19 -0700
  ...shoehorn a >tiptronic transmission out of a 911 into a Vanagon? Ridiculously expensive, >but probably the only way to get taller gearing in automatic...
• Re: San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:42:50 -0600
  ...However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the > local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone suggest a place we > can park...
• Re: VW foxes (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:29:48 -0500
  ...Anyone know much about VW foxes? A friend of a friend has an 88 for sale for ridiculously cheap and I was thinking about...
• Re: Great Accessory: Coleman Non-Stick Griddle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:52:06 -0700
  ...when they say non-stick, they mean it. > Clean-up is ridiculously easy: just wipe off any drops of batter and put > it > away...
• Front brake things..
  Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 12:27:01 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...in the next few years, I find out that Switzerland has ridiculously high standards for having a car on the road, and that the...
• Re: Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:42:36 -0800
  ...I've normally seen OME's on Landcruisers,Nissan Patrols and silly SUVs jacked up ridiculously high for no sensible reason. My guess would...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:17:45 -0800
  ...It's been almost ridiculously reliable in this regard. > Just a WAG but > I thing you might have a failing water pump allowing hotspots...
• Re: holy tire kicking!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:17:03 -0700
  ...those who have a desire to buy are willing to offer ridiculously low money hoping a personal reason will help sway opinion... ...what a...
• Re: Sensor Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:50:25 EDT
  ...If you have to get the O-Ring from the dealer (Auuggghhh!), ask for part number N 90240002, which is of course ridiculously priced...
• brake scrape & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:25:40 -0500
  ...having never done brakes myself, this seems almost ridiculously easy since I'm not removing the rotor. What's the catch? I know it...