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• Re: putting yakima racks on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:24:17 -0700
  Joy, The best way to describe them is by telling potential buyers that they are intended to fit vehicles with metal roof gutters. Newer...
• RE: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  14 Jul 1995 14:03:04 -0800
  ...I drive my bus because it's a cool vehicle even as ugly as it is. It's a vehicle with personality. Do you...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 11 May 2001 19:56:00 +0100
  ...Of course it is all totally menaingless, every vehicle is different and every owner is different. Two people could buy the same vehicle and...
• Purchasing an out-of-state vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:31:39 -0800
  Can anyone here please refer me to any good websites regarding the long-distance purchase of a vehicle? Have any tips on making purchase...
• accelerator/throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:08:02 -0800
  ...The vehicle is so much more responsive, it's not even funny. For anyone who has a vehicle with over 100,000 miles, this...
• Re: Japanese Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:43:50 -0700
  ...that north america would become not only the breeding ground for new sales but also import of used vehicles ... and the way i hear...
• Re: VANAGON INSURANCE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:22:58 -0500
  Classis auto or collector car insurance is an easy way to get stated value policies, for vehicles not in normal operation. They are generally...
• BusFusion 2009 Registration
  Historical mailing list - Bus Fusion
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:31:03 -0400
  ...Thanks, Doug Registration Form *Pre-registration deadline: **May 30, 2009* *Registration fee is by vehicle not by persons in the vehicle* *Pre-registration: includes...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 07:33:07 -0700
  ...spec for headlight aiming is > based entirely on angles, without taking into account the vehicle height, > so a tall vehicle's headlights may be...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Dipstick Location?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:14:28 -0500
  On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > there's a law now that if an emergency vehicle is...
• Re: Vehicle Names
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:01:11 -0700
  ...My next vehicle was a white '59 Ford station wagon, It became known as Moby. Actually, if you have several vehicles, just like several...
• Re: Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:16:06 -0400
  ...The vehicle software is set up so that you can't edit the set of registered keys -- you can only start again, with every...
• Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item# 2467602921: Volkswagen : Bus/Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:41:59 -0600
  Be sure you read the small print under vehicle condition. He's obviously hoping some sucker won't read it. does not include an...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:29:47 -0600
  ...Even at a moderate 80mph a crosswind is >> not nice in a vanagon or any slabsided vehicle. For a regular vanagon to >> hit those...
• Re: vehicle transport
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:48:25 -0800
  ...Anyone remember the shippers who would move you vehicle reliably and relatively cheaply? I think they shipped from and to freight terminals near where...
• Re: Just Curious
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:56:30 -0900
  Re: " but isnt the honda van one of its mexican produced vehicles? " No, they are made in the US and Canada. Mark in AK...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 24 May 2005 08:13:05 -0400
  ...Trouble-free ownership? Your vehicle is almost 20 years old. Expect high maintenance costs. With proper maintenance, your camper can be a very reliable...
• Re: 88 toyota van from japan on ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:52:50 -0600
  ...Vehicle does not get sample crash tested as it is a limited edition manufactured vehicle. NOTE: very expensive method but will get a vehicle...
• Re: trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 13 May 2006 23:49:43 -0400
  ...If you refuse, they can't search your vehicle. At the most they can walk around your vehicle with a dog to sniff for...
• Re: Need Help regarding VW Conformity Letter for Vanagon importation
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:12:50 -0800
  If the letter is the one i think it is...chevy and ford have similar ones that state that the vehicle of canadian origin...
• Re: Help Needed--87 Vanagon vs. SUV
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 23:12:19 +1300
  >Check ep.com and autotrader.com for similar vehicles to determine >the value of yours. You do not have to give up the van...
• Re: vehicle shipping (trucking) company search
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 15:01:52 -0700
  ...Reasonably priced, > vehicle is always picked up within 5 days and delivered within a week. > No complaints after 10+ vehicles. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle--install an alarm
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:25:13 -0800
  ...Except by the red-faced owner of the vehicle (or maybe he is actually a thief, have YOU ever asked anyone in a vehicle...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:22:43 -0800
  Oh good grief! *"The buyer doesn't know if you are a reseller of one vehicle after another that you grab up from wherever...
• Re: Does mileage really matter?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:49:32 -0800
  Dear Rollin Rollin Rollin keep those dials Rollin Mileage is useful only to those educated about vehicle purchase by boogie man hunters who have...
• Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:12:59 -0700
  ...The percentage is based on the total registered vehicle population. So if you have 30 million testable vehicles and 1 percent get smog only...
• Re: Vehicle Names
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:21:57 -0400
  ...Do people really refer to your > vehicles by name? For instance, do you say things like: "Let's take Pinky > to the hardware store...
• Re: importing a vehicle to Canada - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:00:48 -0800
  ...Vehicle licenses go with the vehicle, not the owner, so you can use >the PO�s license if the vehicle has a current one...
• Re: security ideas----- sales pitch involved, please inquiry OFF LIST!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:31:46 -0600
  ...With the STARLITE ONLINE GLOBAL GUARD, vehicle tracking system you can: Find your vehicle's - Location, Speed, and Direction - Enable and disable your vehicle...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item# 2467602921: Volkswagen : Bus/Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Oliphant
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:15:19 PST
  ...The buyer will recieve the Vehicle, Vehicle Title, and Bill of sale. If the buyer wants to have the vehicle shipped to his...
• Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:17:55 EST
  ...You would have to declare that your vehicle is COMPLETELY reconstructed. Just like a kit car. That means you have to go through the...
• Battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 18:49:18 -0500
  On my '95 EVC the relay that allows charging the house battery when the engine is running simply connects the vehicle and the house...
• Re: Crash.....Bang.......Boom
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 11 May 2000 02:14:13 +0200
  Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Anyone know > whether each vehicle was doing 58kmh (total 116, or 72mph) or was the 58 > the combined speed? From the...
• Vehicles for sale webpage
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:01:55 EST
  My _Vehicles For Sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/vehicles.htm) webpage now has pics. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90...
• Re: Karmann Camper purchase question?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:34:49 EDT
  ...What state are you planning on licensing the vehicle in? If they are willing to have some compliance work done during the vehicle's...
• Re: vehicle shipping (trucking) company search
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 12:29:04 -1000
  ...Reasonably priced, >> vehicle is always picked up within 5 days and delivered within a week. >> No complaints after 10+ vehicles. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff >> >> >> -----Original Message...
• Upset in Canada (Ontario) about Westy Insurance
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:58:37 -0400
  ...I went ahead and got the vehicle appraised at which point they told me (ie: after the fact) my vehicle cannot be insured because...
• Do Canadian vehicles have "titles"???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:45:37 EST
  do canadian vehicles (and vanagons) have "titles" like here in the US, or do they just use the registration card as a title?? anyone...
• Re: Going south again, to buy a Westy, i need info on US/state law.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:26:58 -0500
  ...park (if you don't use the vehicle), collection, or simply a valid one. But for vehicle older than 25 years and from another...
• Lower Emission Fuel, Rubber Lines, and Fuel Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 17:08:22 -0700
  ...This reaction could cause fuel system leaks in a very small percentage of vehicles. Because RFG differs only slightly from the gasoline that you...
• Re: Why Do Late model Vanagon Engines Catch on Fire?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:47:35 -0500
  ...Another consideration why Vanagons might be more susceptible than other vehicles is that the fuel tank is in FRONT of the vehicle and hence...
• Technical info (not for the squeamish) for recent discussions on engine performance
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:11:12 -0600
  ...The info can be applied to any vehicle on the road. Though the tutorial gets very detailed in the technical it is still easy...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:10:46 -0500
  ...Most don't realize that the cost of maintaining the older vehicle is comparable to the cost of paying for a newer vehicle. It...
• Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:32:32 -0600
  ...Please post your info. > >Please identify vehicle ..Year > >1985 - 1991 > >Please identify vehicle Platform .. > >Vanagon Transporter >Vanagon Carat >Vanagon Westfalia >Vanagon Syncro Transporter >Vanagon...
• Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning & the "S L O T" effect
  Historical mailing list - Bobby K. Winter
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 10:35:41 -0500
  ...My call for a draft vehicle was answered by a tour bus headed to Texas. After the driver slowed down to let me catch...
• Re: California: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 01:12:29 -0800
  ...Effective January 1, 1982." As well as: "Drinking in Motor Vehicle 23221. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle...
• Re: Would you buy this salvage title Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:29:49 -0700
  ...In the end it's just a reconstructed vehicle with a tainted history. I'm still thinking of putting a poptop on it the...
• Re: importing vanagons to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:01:29 -0400
  Importing 15+ year old vehicles to Canada is a piece of cake. That is why you see all kinds of JDM right hand drive...
• Re: Grendel & The Man
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 09:45:49 -0700
  : Do VW buses get pulled over more than other vehicles? Yes, if we're to : believe conventional wisdom. : [...] : Perhaps it has more to do...
• Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:43:55 -0500
  ...Actual Vehicle Weight info Bob, Thanks for the info. To clarify the vehicle info: 1984 Vanagon Westfalia (full kitchen) ? No water No LP No...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Thu, 21 May 2020 03:02:52 -0400
  Some of the comments suggest that odometer readings are not important, and that one should rely more on the condition of the vehicle. While...
• Lemon List
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:13:32 -0600
  Have found a Web site that provides a background check on your vehicle. All you do is type in your VIN and zip code...
• Vanagon Stats for BC
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 22 May 1998 16:44:13 -0700
  ...I checked with our Motor Vehicle department in BC to try to determine the number of Vanagons registered in our Province. They say there...
• Re; Which options to pursue
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:35:35 -0500
  Patrick, You must like to play Russian Roulette! How could you even think of purchasing a vehicle, that you haven't driven, let alone...
• Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:37:41 -0400
  Hello Volks, I am thinking about importing a vehicle from either Canada or Germany to USA. Anyone have any experience doing this? Thanks. Jamie...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:38:58 -0600
  ---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Oh good grief! > > *"The buyer doesn't know if you are a reseller of one vehicle after...
• head torque on water-cooled engines: a recall
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 23:59:13 CDT
  ...Separation of the ball joint from the wishbone could cause loss of vehicle control and a vehicle accident. Corrective Action: The dealer will tighten...
• Re: Importing vehicle and cert from VW
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sellitti
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:29:56 -0500
  ...Importing vehicle and cert from VW If the vehicle was made after 1974 even if the vehicle was dual market (ie us and canada...
• Non--running vehicle shipping
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 18:42:44 -0500
  Anyone have a good source for cheap cross country automobile shipping of a non running vehicle? Portland OR or Seattle WA to Detroit MI...
• Re: HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:33:39 +0100
  ...I am now trying to register the vehicle in >> the UK and find that I can't do this without the US logbook which...