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  • ReKEY quest? was ReKEYing doors?
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Tue, 15 Sep 1998 11:16:14 -0400
    ...a wider selection. -- -- Wil ----------------------------------------------------- -- dhaslup@erols.com - http://www.erols.com/dhaslup - ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Experience is directly proportional to the value of equipment destroyed. -- Carolyn Scheppner -----------------------------------------------------
  • Re: FS: 88 vanagon, 1058643 miles. :)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 6 Nov 1999 20:51:03 -0600
    ...Like me, you will need to call your insurance folks and your banker, and have them adjust the value of your '88 upward. With...
  • Re: vw trends and Eurospec STILL LACK POWER
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:27:11 EST
    ...Jaguar restoration shop once upon a time and there were a number of chevy transplants that made perfect sense except for killing resale value.
  • Re: Posting Negative Feedback on eBay is sometimes pointless [Was: FakeeBay Bids]
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot, Inc.
    Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:36:24 -0400
    ...the same item, > over several > days or weeks! I guess the value of it is finding odd-ball pieces, but > I would not expect...
  • Re: Re '91 Westy value
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:25:24 EDT
    In a message dated 7/10/01 7:57:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vanagonlover@hotmail.com writes: << SEATTLE is the VW Bus CAPITOL...
  • Re: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:34:27 -0500
    At 10:55 AM 2/23/2002, Larry Alofs wrote: >What price, pride? Hmm...that's what I just said, but I took a...
  • Re: Re : Windage tray
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:24:47 -0500
    I can only speculate that other people have perceived some value in installing the windage trays. This is my first go round of using...
  • Re: insurance companies and "totalling" its just a $$ thing.
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sun, 9 Mar 2003 00:53:47 -0500
    ...insurance company deemed the cost of wheel and > tire replacement to exceed the value of the car so they "totalled" it. > its just a...
  • Re: Current Draw?
    Historical mailing list - John Reddick
    Sun, 27 May 2007 08:35:29 -0400
    I am not sure what the amp value is but is it higher than you would imagine. I would guess 7-20 amps. You...
  • Re: Looks fairly clean, but...
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:27:30 -0500
    ...That black paint might be covering something that could affect market value, but I wouldn't consider it as proof against the legitimacy of...
  • Re: We're #1! NVC
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:56:12 -0800
    ...the US dollar has once again surpassed > > the Canadian dollar in "value". $1.026/USD at this > > writing. That'll show 'em. > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be...
  • Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
    Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:35:49 -0700
    To elaborate a bit, one of the biggest values of the forum is to create categories, so that people can choose what they want...
  • Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:48:23 -0600
    Gee, I didn't want to be a vulture flying over Roger's wreck, so I never brought up wanting to get his 5...
  • Re: need help fighting the Ins.Co. -'88 westy totalled. was Re: Pricing help needed.
    Historical mailing list - Jurgen E. Pichler
    Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:43:42 -0800
    ...These vanagons that we care for and pour countless hours and $$$ for parts into does *NOT* even remotely represent their value to the insurance...
  • Subject: HELP! Blackbeard Update-Not Good. reply
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:29:58 -0800
    ...Dealing with an insurance company to try to get 'fair value' for a vehicle or get it restored to 'like conditions', that is a...
  • Re: minor accident PICS
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:04:20 -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...
  • The vanagaon temp gauge is crap
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:18:08 -0700
    ...Once calibrated any change from these calibrated values should be viewed with extreme suspicion that something is wrong and not with the gauge. One...
  • Re: Suburu/Golf debate
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Thu, 4 Jan 2001 03:12:13 -0500
    I can't speak to resale value. I may never sell my converted van. I drove both engines before deciding on the Subaru. Originally...
  • Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:17:31 -0700
    ...I will read them! On 7/31/17, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > With the given values and a two-watt festoon bulb...
  • Swivel seat
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:50:19 -0500
    ...Is there a torque value for the nuts, or a way to tighten them to a certain point? I am also trying to decide...
  • Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:29:11 -0600
    ...How the devil do you > get that torque value?? > > I'm working on the ground, so long cheater bars are out. Just not enough...
  • Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 9 May 2012 01:48:07 -0400
    ...They have those >pesky value added taxes in the UK though. Still, it would never be Sigh...my family had friends from England who...
  • Re: Vans in europe? (Prices) dm vs. $
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 13 Oct 1995 13:36:46 -0700
    Just saw the exchange rate in a casino - 1 dm + $.71; the exact same value an a canabuck. You wrote: > >Just to be absolutely...
  • YUK YOU PEOPLE DROWN ME IN BOREDOM
    Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
    Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:32:42 -0600
    ...In all the TRASH I've recieved I only saved 3 messages of any value. Many of you have WAY too much time on...
  • A Whopping ???? Miles on a Suebaroo?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Thu, 22 Feb 2001 23:15:06 -0500
    ...4) Any of you sold a subi/van yet? How's the market value hold up? Just asking for asking's sake. -- Stephen Steele...
  • Re: STILL running rich
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Tue, 22 May 2001 23:25:34 -0800
    ...I missed your previous posts, so if you could update me on the values of fuel pressure, vacuum, and what has been checked. There...
  • Re: Schr�dinger's Feline
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Fri, 2 Nov 2001 14:08:31 -0800
    ...So the cat is NEITHER dead or alive, but just is. ---OR--- a wavefunction will collapse to one value if it is observed, because...
  • Re: KYB shocks
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:33:50 -0800
    ...Even > with a lifetime warranty, they are of little value. The last time I used a > KYB product, it was their strut mount which...
  • Re: Improvement or desecration?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:22:15 -0600
    ...Half fast modifications turn everybody off and knock down the value of the Van or Westy. Stan Wilder On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12...
  • Re: FS: 1993 Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Sat, 17 Aug 2002 06:25:37 -0400
    ...That has about a 10K blue book value. > Bob Stevens > '91 Westy > > Hello All, I'm just passing this along. Seen in the local...
  • Re: Retorqing Vanagon Waterboxer Heads
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:04:49 -0400
    ...So don�t worry about sealing the nuts, just torque them to the rated value in the Bently Manual.) If the nut doesn�t...
  • insurance companies and "totalling" its just a $$ thing.
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:40:24 EST
    ...insurance company deemed the cost of wheel and tire replacement to exceed the value of the car so they "totalled" it. its just a...
  • Re: Power Converters RV, RV Battery chargers from Progressive Dynamics
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:00:12 -0400
    ...This is probably the best charger value out there considering the capacity. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Need sale prices for appraisal of '86 Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
    Wed, 10 May 2006 07:11:15 -0400
    ...I'm trying to get the highest appraised value that I can justify. Thanks for your help. Larry mailto:larrynavery@gmail.com <larrynavery@gmail...
  • Syncro Westy - What Might This Be Worth?
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:56:01 -0800
    ...Not sure what the value might be on this. Anyone have any good ideas what this might be worth? 1986 Syncro Vanagon Westy Approx...
  • Re: Timing Belts
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 2 Dec 1994 18:41:58 -0800
    ...My take on Consumer Reports is that they're people unlike me and don't value the things I value. I haven't taken...
  • Re: Debate on Repainting
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:07:33 -0400
    ...I'm sure a repaint effects the resale value but my van is so heavily modified no one would buy it if they were...
  • Re: Nice set of Vanagon Alloys on Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:17:49 -0800
    ...If I wanted to pay market value, I would just go and pay it. Send Ken @ Vanagain 150 bucks a piece for slightly dinged...
  • Re: Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:16:38 -0500
    ...If I have to buy another > car without an insurance company providing me a book value price for my old > one, ok. So far...
  • Re: 91 Westy-how much is it worth?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:07:25 -0400
    ...Everything is selling at below normal market values, especially vehicles (used or new). I've sold 2 vehicles recently, and it was tough to...
  • Re: SubWoofer Installation & Cuttin'up Your Westy
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:10:04 -0700
    ...it is my opinion that cutting up the wood work in your van will be detrimental to resale value ... after the destruction of our...
  • Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:05:48 -0500
    ...I just need to know that it's the right value before I buy any of them, plus I need someone else to do...
  • Repaired water tank sesor!
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Sat, 15 May 1999 13:55:46 -0700
    ...I then measured the resistance of the pot where it was set, determined the value to be 650k ohms. Using an assortment of resistors...
  • Re: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:05:58 -0700
    ...Your opinions and ideas are far more valued by most us than you may believe.
  • Re: ok where did i go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc canada
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:57:07 -0400
    ...nuts having ten castellations and torque them to a much higher value than the old ones will stand. I infer they were having trouble...
  • Re: oil temps 200what?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Jul 95 9:02:53 EDT
    ...Haynes states that oil pressure should be a minimum of 28psi at 2000 rpm when the oil is 180F.If this value is obtained...
  • Re: FS: '89 Westfalia in Pa. (Repost)
    Historical mailing list - Lee Tucker
    Sat, 22 Feb 97 16:07:59 -0400
    ...Excellent condition, fully loaded, Kelley Blue >Book value is $16,200, asking $12,500. Email me >directly for a full description. We may be...
  • Re: Cherry Red EV in SW Ohio
    Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
    Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:38 -0800
    ...She is asking $12,000 and says the book value is $13,660 plus some extras. It is a 1993 GL with 74,000...
  • Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
    Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 21:45:22 -0600
    ...See below) > > It all points out to me what a great value a Vanagon > Westfalia is. You could buy one in decent shape, and...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Advice
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:00:38 -0400
    ...if you are looking to ever rebuild this engine or get a decent core value out of it i would suggest not running it...
  • Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:17:21 -0800
    ...My friend's house a few blocks away went up in value $275K in the past 3 months. It is a 2500 sqft 5...
  • Re: running poor when cold, OK when warm
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:34:28 -0400
    ...Instead of trying to interpolate the chart in the Bentley I just compare it's value to the TEMPI sensor. They should be within...
  • Re: pulling the stove/fridge?
    Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
    Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:29:23 -0600
    ...If nothing else a working fridge will help with resale value if you ever want to sell your van. George '85 Westfalia
  • Re: Carbon van top..cost relationship...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:06:40 -0700
    ...bought this 'cheap' van to > carry around my expensive bikes.. > Relative value, I guess. I could ride a Wal-Mart > steel bike and drive...
  • Re: Car Insurance Renewal Time!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:52:02 +0000
    ...they would value my Westy if it were a total loss, and they explained that they go by the actual value, rather than just...
  • Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:07:43 -0400
    ...Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL? Hi Folks, Did a compression check today, and need some help finding what these numbers really mean. Here's the...
  • Re: Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:28:04 -0600
    ...The amount borrowed was about half the appraised value. One thing - after a month - the credit union sent me a letter, requiring that it...
  • Re: Tillamook Cheese Buses Stolen
    Historical mailing list - Project Pat
    Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:13:29 -0400
    Wow, they value those chopped buses at 100k each. I had no idea they are worth that much modified. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
  • Re: Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Sat, 26 May 2001 11:12:14 -0700
    ...You deposit the value of the item, and bring it back for a refund. Might be a vacation saver some day...George. --- Tony Gould...
  • 1.9 Waterboxer For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Tim High
    Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:31:00 -0500
    ...This price is less than the good core value of $400(Boston Bob's). Any rebuilders interested? I am located in the Albany, NY...