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• Re: California: Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:01:16 -0800
  ...It is unlawful for any person to keep in the passenger > compartment of a motor vehicle, when the vehicle is upon any highway, any...
• Re: One More on Rollover Fatalities...
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:38:20 -0400
  ...Rollovers were a > factor in 10,657 of the > 35,806 deaths that occurred in vehicles of all types > last year, the analysis found...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - robyn rudisill
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:56:05 -0800
  ...We estimate pollution from vehicle manufacturing, from the production and distribution of fuel and from vehicle tailpipes. We count air pollution, such as fine...
• ECU's
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:41:56 +0000
  ...I am cleaning up and have come across a couple of ECU's from past vehicles.  I have a somewhat rusty '83-'85 1...
• Re: insurance for multiple Vanagon households
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:07:04 EDT
  How expensive can it be? It costs me about $1 a day per vehicle (for liability) with a 100K/300K coverage with a $500...
• Re: "salvage titles" mostly BS.
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:13:43 -0400
  I second the notion that salvage titles are not indications of risky or defective vehicles. I have purchased several "salvaged" cars which have served...
• Re: Salvaging busses from 'yards
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 7:42:42 PDT
  Joel Danke writes: > > 1) What is a reasonable price for buying such a vehicle from a yard? This is > separate from whether the guy...
• Re: Importation of a van 'already here'
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:42:43 -0700
  When I handled a tourist vehicle for a friend, one of the documents I had to sign from US Customs stated that the vehicle...
• Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:02:13 EST
  ...the vehicle is in pre-production testing, often times they black out parts of the vehicle so as to not draw attention (ie, like...
• Westfalia Purchase
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:34:40 -0400
  ...the vehicle was transported to washington state via a vehicle transport company. the sale took place this summer. i believe that the westfalia was...
• registering Pa vehicle in CA
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:21:40 -0400
  In this situation couldn't the brother/friend in Virginia register and get plates for the vehicle by buying it himself? In other words...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:09:07 -0500
  ...to quote the energy.gov website "Older vehicles can also burn ULSD. While older vehicles will achieve a 10 percent decrease in soot emissions...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:54:54 -0700
  ...I guess the machines are calibrated to quickly pass clean vehicles and give flaky vehicles more time to get a stable reading. >aircare colorado...
• Importing EEC vehicles to the US ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 05:06:51 EST
  did anybody save the links about the regulations to import to US governement webpages Tom Forhan had put up EEC spec vehicles to the...
• Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:14:24 -0800
  ...For example for 1750 kg vehicles, the least stiff vehicles are passenger cars while the most stiff vehicles are LTVs. Figure 14 compares the...
• Re: Japanese Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:11:34 -0700
  ...asp and http://www.icbc.com/library/research_papers/right-hand-drive_vehicles/pdf/rh d_vehicle_safety_report.pdf for a longer read...
• RE: source for cover, '90 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 96 17:26:21 EDT
  **eric states that it's not a good idea to cover a vehicle i agree in part. it's not a good idea to...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:44:44 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 25 May 2004 16:00:34 -0700
  ...Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles > Here is one of two vehicles I'd take if I couldn't > have my Vanagon... > > Pinz! > > http://wetwesties.type2...
• Re: Recent experience with vehicle delivery services
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 00:23:39 -0500
  Plan to pay extra for vehicles that cannot be moved on their own power. Most all of these transport companies move the vehicles from...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:12:32 EDT
  ...Usually noted at maximum load of the vehicle, but does not speak to the particular type of vehicle and it's requirements. Clearly you...
• Re: VANAGON INSURANCE
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 13:44:58 -0800
  ...There are caveats >>>though, the vehicle cannot be your only insured vehicle, you must >>>have house insurance (i.e. it can't be your...
• Re: Do Canadian vehicles have "titles"???
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:19:49 -0500
  >do canadian vehicles have "titles", or do >they just use the registration card as a title?? > In New Brunswick all we have is the...
• OOPS Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:28:20 -0400
  ...Spare wheel well for vehicles with tire sizes: 205 At 03:16 PM 30/08/00 -0400, you wrote: >>Most elegant: Buy and install...
• Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:31:42 -0800
  ...Unless the vehicle is 25 yrs old or intended for the USA market (eg US-spec), you cannot legally import it. Yes, you can...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:52:50 +0000
  ...The feds, by the Interstate Commerce clause, > can legitimately control requirements for vehicles involved in > interstate commerce. All others, nope, that's up to...
• Ontario CANADA & Alcohol Laws
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 00:47:49 -0500
  ...As far as open alcohol in a vehicle goes, to my knowledge, in an RV type vehicle, those in the obvious RV portion of...
• Re: Salvage Title Consequences
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:44:20 -0800
  ...I currently do not have a salvage title vehicle, but I have had a few in the past. In my experiences, there was no...
• Re: just test drove the 99 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:30:45 -0700
  ...buyers, keep in mind when purchasing out-of-state and/or out-of-country that these vehicles may have been manufactured to satisfy ONLY...
• Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash??? anyone ever heard ...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:05:54 -0800
  European vehicles do not have a VIN on the dash. So having two factory VINs on the dash is really a strange thing or...
• Importing vehicle and cert from VW
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:50:08 -0700
  If the vehicle was made after 1974 even if the vehicle was dual market (ie us and canada) the cat converter and O2 sensor...
• Re: Dam it .... Choosing safe tires is SIMPLE
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:42:20 -0800
  Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote: > DOT Rule #1 > "vehicle normal load on the tire shall be no greater than 94 percent of the...
• Supplement: WTB: Vanagon Syncro or Cru-Cab Transporter
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Justice
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 14:26:49 -0500
  ...Upper limit of spending is about $5000, but would consider going higher for the right vehicle. Contact me through email, pics of vehicle would...
• Re: Towing a vehicle on a tow-dolly
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 May 2007 06:22:04 -0400
  Go to the U-Haul website and try inputting different vehicle combinations. Some are acceptable and some are not, based on the weight of...
• Friday, other vehicles, the mighty Howard 350!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 12:58:35 -0700
  ...https://shufti.blog/2020/04/03/other-vehicles-new-shoes-for-the-howard-350/ Alistair
• vehicle tent on tintop...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 May 2015 11:13:33 -0700
  ...we are considering a Cascadia Vehicle Tent (or similar) for our tintop... if you have any experience on this... could you please share some...
• Re: Need info to import vehicle into US from Can.>NO VANAGON content
  Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:50:25 -0700
  ...Need info to import vehicle into US from Can.>NO VANAGON content > I am considering buying a vehicle which is located in Canada. I...
• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:17:30 EST
  ...The operate proviso only applied to vehicles owned by CA residents or vehicles operated in the state for more than x months, where x...
• Re: More Prhyeday Phollowup on BUs Stolen 35 Years Ago
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:43:32 -0800
  The bus could have been registered in CA before there was a national database of stolen vehicles. Not really the CA DMV's fault...
• New York take on engine conversions and Catalysts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 04:21:21 +0000
  ...While inspection and enforcement is almost nonexistent in many areas for our older vehicles the "rules" are still there. It should be interesting to...
• Re: Vehicle taxes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 18 May 2001 12:15:28 -0400
  In DE, we only pay when purchasing a vehicle. I think it is 2% of purchase price. After that we pay $20 a year...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:48:02 EST
  In a message dated 1/16/04 7:55:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes: > Warming a vehicle is just a...
• Re: [NVC]- NC State automotive Inspections
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:59:10 -0700
  ...But you can round a bend on a road and find every vehicle for about 50 or so being pulled over to the side...
• Re: all those tire postings
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 18 May 2002 20:06:36 -0500
  Dave, If your low on bucks--run like hell ----- These vehicles aren't for the faint hearted, or cash strapped----!!! Pretty much rule of...
• Re: Converting 'Salvage' to 'Clean' title? How honest is it?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:13:01 -0600
  I always tell the history of a vehicle as well as I know it. Doesn't affect my price at all. I don't...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 17:05:16 -0700
  ...The tow is all about you - not the vehicle. Ask them > about that. They have towed vehicles for me that I was driving, but...
• I need a Carfax report
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:30:34 -0400
  I need to check on a "too good to be true vehicle" for my girlfriend. Could someone please help me with their Carfax to...
• Pittsburg, PA?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 08:02:48 EST
  ...Any laws that would make it unpleasant (like in NJ) to own an older vehicle? 5. Any registration penalties for older vehicles? Thanks in...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability-final comment?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:30:31 -0500
  How can you get reliability out of a ten year old vehicle? There are no guarantees. Problems with vanagon are not that different from...
• Re: Buying on E-bay
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 07:36:17 -0400
  ...Even used vehicle I buy, I put in the shop first. I give It a complete inspection. I've never had a vehicle make...
• Re: Take a look at the new T-5 Camper.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:23:51 -0600
  ...Also the vehicle was confiscated is being ordered destroyed. Was told that there are probably a few hundred vehicles a year that are illegally...
• 1990 Vanagon Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:04:47 -0700
  ...This vehicle has been well taken care of and in my opinion would be an excellent purchase. Although I don't have any financial...
• Re: vehicle titling companies
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ochs
  Mon, 17 May 2004 15:00:04 -0400
  ...vehicle titling companies > Has anyone here had any experience with vehicle titling companies? So far > I've only found Broadway Title Co. in Alabama...
• Re: Annual Licence Plate Fee - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:19:35 -0500
  Illinois: $78 for generic plates and if you're in Chicago an extra $75 for the city vehicle license, for reasonable sized vehicles. Larry...
• Re: WAS: Syncro-Envy!-Now FS in Austin
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:13:14 -0600
  ...http://www.austinveedub.com/Pre-Owned_Vehicles/Pre-Owned_Vehicles.html But if anyone is searching for one, you could contact them............ Gracias, Miguel
• vehicle transport
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 11:13:28 +0000
  ...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: GVW of Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:59:50 -0700
  GVW is GROSS vehicle weight, which is the max you can load into it, including the vehicle itself. I believe that they are all...
• "House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 07 Oct 1996 21:04:58 -0500
  ...I told her the vehicle had beds, refrigerator, stove, running water when it was parked and a "personal convenience," as necessary. The nice lady...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:39:42 -0700
  ...Per PA vehicle code: "Federal standard." A minimum standard of vehicle or vehicle equipment performance issued under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety...
• Re: Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:37:20 -0800
  As a seller of "classic" vehicles (mostly Westies and Syncro Dokas), I can confirm that many of these purchases are made with bank loans...