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• Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:20:17 -0800
  ...New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k I saw several of the Safari Westies on the Gaspe' penninsula last summer. Also, just outside...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:06:45 -0700
  ...I recently got a Safari Van for work. That has been getting a lot of my attention lately as I go over everything and...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:42:54 -0700
  I'd like to suggest an ELM327 Bluetooth reader (something like http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004B7YXOM), and Torque on an Android...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:48:59 +1000
  ...Jack Newton 89 Transporter (Safari Camper)
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Safari Announcement (repeat)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 02:07:00 EST
  In a message dated 1/9/00, vbob@primenet.com writes: > I suspect not many of us 2WD'ers would want to come watch...
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - James B Robinson
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:03:11 -0700
  ...I'm leaning toward a 50x80 Surco Safari. Anybody got any experience with them? You might also try Googling Quick-N-Easy; perhaps the...
• Re: roof top tent
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:57:26 -0800
  ...lookin' one: > http://www.safarigard.com/Kalahari.htm looks normal to me! ;-) here is the one I have.....sadly they went out of bussiness...
• Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:48:30 -0700
  ...fuel economy is lower, but they stopped offering manual shifting Astro/Safari vans in 89, I think. The tranny is a GM certified rebuild...
• Driving style=fuel economy...Friday semi
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:45:13 -0700
  ...The Safari delivers pretty good economy now...18.8 mpg (average since I began driving it) for a beefy AWD van/truck, , capable of...
• Re: Heavy-duty roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 09:06:11 -0700
  The gnarliest racks commonly available are called "Safari" racks and are made by a local San Diego outfit called 'Confer' (or Kon-Fer or...
• Syncro Sighting
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:36:32 -0600
  ...a fellow with a dark blue syncro westy got roof racks/safari basket and a rear rack. He had a dark blue syncro westy...
• A Vanagon/Syncro alternative...Friday rap
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:59:53 -0700
  ...But if my Vanagon ever really wears out, I'll probably replace it with a Safari or an Astro..because those are still a...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: [VANAGON] Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:43:33 -0400
  ...I didn't have a problem using safari on my G4 to put myself on > the > map.... > > Tom Myers > > > > From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock...
• Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:45:38 -0500
  ...the bill is the Astro Van or a variant of it .......Safari, etc. I have no knowledge of any of them, and just wondered...
• Re: Compost occurs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:18:28 -0600
  ...Jeff (35, owned my 85 Westfalia since 1993, before that owned a 73 Safari conversion for a year, and picked up a dud 69...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:06:09 -0700
  ...The "new" 97 Safari AWD came with two sets of Michelins...one set has two tires with separations the other set only has one...
• Funny Bus Story
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 14:49:10 -0700 (PDT)
  ...WHAM!*" and smacked her forehead on one of the fully extended safaris! Never before has a bus gone to such lengths to command respect...
• Re: T3 Vanagon makes the grade for large Swiss Alps Vintage VW gathering
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:17:11 -0600
  ...I think I saw ONE (1) bus with safari windows then. Now EVERY one has them. Hmmmmmm.... Richard
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 07:30:11 -0700
  ...per mile cheaper than the "poor man's Syncro" AWD GM Safari I have as my worker van. Doesn't sound like a lot...
• Re: Reading Dennis Hayes' list messages on the Web?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 3 Aug 2017 11:45:24 -0700
  ...This works in either Safari or Firefox on an iMac OSX. Neil. On 8/3/17, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Works fine...
• Re: Friday- Internet Explorer 9 help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:32:38 -0700
  Thanks for reminding moi why I use Firefox or Safari! YMMV, Mr. BZ-Mac thread not intended On Nov 11, 2011, at 4:21...
• Re: block of random characters
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 12:40:55 -0500
  ...22 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM> wrote: > > I use Safari on all my mac devices and have never noticed this problem > > ed...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 May 2012 07:59:28 -0400
  You can also view them here, slightly larger and processed: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Misc%20VW%20nuttiness/VanagonSafari2.jpg http://i16...
• Dictionary Needed ... part II
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 13:22:39 PDT
  ...What is the difference between: - Safari Bus - AdventureWagen - Campmobile - Weekender and - Westphalia ? I know a Westphalia ... my wife drives one to work. Some contexts...
• URL - zip code classification
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Dec 1996 20:19:05 -0800
  ...or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? Subscribe to the VW Thing mailing () () list by sending mail to...
• Re: Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:29:01 +0000
  Also, if you want to see a really nice camper on the Astro/Safari platform Google "astro provan tiger camper". Kinda like Vanagons, they...
• Re: It's A Sickness, I Tell You...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:44:30 -0400
  ...Just an hour ago the buyer > of the Safari drove off. I didn't even watch it go. Sure, it was a > good van...
• Looking for a Syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 19:23:01 -0500
  ...I have a '65 VW Single Cab with Safari's in great shape to swap,( value, $8k) or a mint '97 Ford F350 Crew...
• Re: local fuel prices
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:13:24 -0400
  ...I have a utility which allows Safari to be MSIE 6 (You just have > to turn on a hidden menu). Although it's not...
• Re: Friend simons van gets work done by vivid vans
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 May 2021 18:19:44 +0000
  ...Driven everywhere, hopefully this year to Syncro Safari unless Jim takes a look and bans it. On Friday, May 7, 2021, 8:02:51...
• Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:13:09 -0500
  ...John On 6/26/2013 8:48 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > My aging PowerPC Mac that won't run any browser newer than Safari...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:32 -0400
  >> ...Just drive north until your eyes see white.;-) >> BTDT- Once. Was in November. Had to remove the duct tape from the foot well air...
• VW Classic in So. Cal comming soon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 16 May 1998 01:32:57 EDT
  ...Location if Irvine Meadows / Lion Country Safari. I'll post more info soon. Regards, Jim Davis
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:17:54 -0600
  ...And that idle! My wbx never idled as smoothly > as my old > Safari. What is the solution to the 90k rebuild problem? Or is...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:15:37 -0600
  Jim Davis who organized the Syncro Safari '04, which met at Molas Lake just above Silverton, Co awhile back, has some very beefy, sturdy...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 08:28:19 -0600
  ...E-mail message When I went looking for a newer Westfalia to replace my 1973 Type II Safari (Safare?) I found that all the...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:11:44 -0300
  ...Even within the splitties group there is a hierarchy with the safari window models coming out on top or the 23 window version in...
• Re: My van's home again!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 07:48:08 -0700
  ...I have a GM Safari AWD van that was kinda unpleasant to drive.....a dead feeling steering wheel and it darted around the lane...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:51:59 -0600
  ...Helens area last week of July for a few days (Syncro Safari '09 arranged by Jim Davis). I wondered what the locals thought of...
• Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:02:49 -0400
  > Now have the same problem on iOS, Chrome on Intel, Firefox on Intel, Safari on > PPC. Five minutes to load and then I'm...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:50 -0700
  I'm not sure. Looks like a parts van. I don't see any supports and couldn't find any other pics. BenT sent...
• Re: one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:52:03 -0400
  ...In Safari, those links are blocked as the site is claiming I am not accepting cookies (but I am). In Camino, that web site...
• Re: 65 deluxe value?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 12:17:12 -0800
  ...Paint? Original or primer or somewhere in-between? Any cool gizmos like gas heater, safaris, steering column lock, Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http...
• Re: Five Year Dream Car Pick
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:28:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Personnally, I'll take an early 50's barndoor 23 window bus, with semaphores and safaris, of course! Thom -- >> Daddy, why doesn't this...
• Re: Synchronauts: Alert: Son of Synchro Lurks! MB/VW Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:36:09 -0500
  On that note, I've seen two GMC Safari AWD running around (very nice looking truck, for a domestic). Looks like the domestic market...
• Re: FS: VR6 engine w/o ECU & harness for conversion. Also safari roof rack & 16" Ronal R9 copies
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:05:16 -0500
  ...ASKING $560. > > 3) Safari rack by Conferr. Dimensions are 5' X 9'. It fits about a foot > short of your total van roof from...
• 67 13 wndw deluxe 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert King
  10 Jul 1996 16:00:22 -0800
  ...have not *seen* the bus... "67 VW 13 window deluxe Bus; safari's, pinstriping, maroon & grey, upholstered (matching), luggage rack, cherry+ condition, Calif vehicle...
• Re: Birth Announcement- Ellis Boy Born
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:02:00 -0700
  ...Child numero uno came home in a restored '67 SO42 poptop with safaris kicked and Marley on the 4-track. This one is riding...
• Re: 65 deluxe value?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 21:38:07 -0500
  ...Paint? Original or primer or somewhere in-between? Any cool gizmos like gas heater, safaris, steering column lock, ========= and lets not forget mechanicals - does...
• Re: short history of the campsite
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:25:56 -0500
  ...David ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > windows and IE, right? > > no such trash found when I visited using safari and OSX. No pop...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:24:02 -0700
  ...I put spares of those four on board and drove for years until a hose started spewing coolant at Syncro Safari '08. It was...
• Jungle Hat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:43:26 EDT
  Rob wrote: >I saw a guy with a cool safari - jungle type hat with a VW logo on it. Has >any one else seen...
• Bussessories
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 04:20:12 -0800
  ...I recently aquired a '61 Single Cab and i'm looking for accesories namely safaris and EMPI stuff for it hopefully it'll be...
• Re: awnings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 9:05:53 PDT
  ...my purchase decision. > > > I also bought the optional screen room with safari panels for privacy for > this awning so I can make an extra...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: [VANAGON] Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:01:50 -0400
  ...16. *The map doesn't show up!* If you're on a Mac, Safari and IE on Mac probably won't work right now...
• Re: St George UT
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 19:47:53 -0400
  ...Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2021, at 7:07 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > > Vanners, > Syncro Safari got burned out...
• 2006 VW PHOTO CALENDAR PROJECT - LAST CALL
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:48:27 -0700
  ...I'll be off line for the next week at Syncro Safari in Death Valley. If you have photos you'd like to submit...
• Re: Syncro Safari '99, Who?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 02:57:03 EDT
  Hi there!!!.. Just now clearing out my mail box Jim. I read the fellow's letter from BC. That does sound like a nice...
• Re: short history of the campsite
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:32:47 -0500
  ...David ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > windows and IE, right? > > no such trash found when I visited using safari and OSX. No pop...
• Hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:18:51 -0500
  ...cold?!? One time I was entering an African Jungle drive through safari near Cleveland, and the thing stalled right at the entrance, I had...