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Carlisle Import Show
Historical mailing list - James Ogul
Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:30 -0400
My wife and I drove up to the Carlisle Import Show yesterday in Carlisle, PA. Its a big show and I was looking forward...
Carat rear carpet / Lower dash heater cover
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:39:10 -0400
...One needed the rear carpet for a carat/weekender and the other was broken into and needed the lower dash part that covers the...
GL conversion to Carat?
Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:12:48 -0700
...What is the difference between these two models? I know that there's some sort of weekender package in the Carat. The GL has...
Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
Historical mailing list - Leif
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:07:56 -0700
...Praises for Carfax, was vin info I tried the carfax service for my 90 Westy Syncro yesterday. It had very little information... only two...
OME Syncro Shock group purchase - How to order your set!!!
Historical mailing list - =David-M=
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 05:31:57 -0500
...With credit card >orders, the bank takes 4% away from me - seeing how I am making enough >to >cover my costs on this order...
Re: Rare red '91 Carat-Wolfsburg on ebay...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:19:06 EDT
...VW badged the tornado red '91's as > > Carat-Wolfsburgs..(double whammy!) IIRC these were only offered in Tornado > > red.. > > The tornado red / Carat...
Re: Subaru Engines (NVC) Sports Cars
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 28 May 2004 21:33:49 -0400
...AHIP! REAL sports cars don't have roll up windows or built in hard tops. <snip> Does this mean that the big Healeys ceased...
Engine Cart Plans
Historical mailing list - Craig Hartsell
Wed, 6 Sep 1995 11:14:42 -0700 (PDT)
FYI The latest issue of Skinned Knuckles (A Journal of car restoration) contained an article entitled "Cart for VW and Porsche Engines" by Bill...
Re: wet carpeting
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 10:07:52 -0800
...I had a chronically "wet" carpet from that source. On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, Larry Carter wrote: > Hello; Now that winter has arrived, a...
Re: "TGIF" Contest!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Nov 94 10:52:12 EST
This Guy is Flummoxed! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788...
Re: "TGIF" Contest!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Nov 94 11:05:37 EST
Theory Gouging Ignites Fisticuffs -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788...
Re: "TGIF" Contest!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Nov 94 11:47:24 EST
This Group is Flaccid! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788...
WANTED: CARAT badge for rear hatch
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:12:18 EST
i STILL need a CARAT badge for the rear hatch of a '89-'91 Vanagon.. can anyone help??? let me know.. chris '89 Carat...
Re: EV mats
Historical mailing list - Robert Tommaselli~+212.238.2563
Sat, 11 Nov 1995 11:08:59 -0500
...Strangly enough I am a pro-carpet freak. Currently I have 3 layers of carpet in the cabin area. On the first layer I...
Re: VW car names ...
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:47:42 -0600
>> Back to VW .........to start a whole movement and craze with the VW >> Rabbit >> car in the 70's........brilliant, but then turn around...
Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:27:54 -0400
At 10:17 PM 8/19/2012, Harry Hoffman wrote: >Anyone carrying one on its side? That would approximate the maximum-drag shape (open...
Converting a Carat to a Multivan
Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:26:52 -0700
...I spent a long time looking for the perfect Carat, because it was what I wanted at the time. After further research, I determined...
Re: vanagon difficulty
Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:18:32 +0300
...The only thing in that car that needed repairs was the >> body of the car: japanese cars of that era have more paint than...
Carat question
Historical mailing list - John Doherty
Fri, 30 May 2003 22:20:43 -0500
...I like the car a lot. As I am about to retire I evaluated a number of 'luxury sedans' for my old man retirement...
Carefree of Colorado, add a room
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:35:30 -0600
I had a Carefree Sidewinder II awning for 15 years. It was very good, but was totally manual. I got a crankout model from...
Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:27:59 -0700
I think that may not be a Carat, but instead an L version. We bought a new '91 L in Hawaii in 1992, and...
Re: Cargo area cover
Historical mailing list - James V
Wed, 19 May 2010 10:27:12 -0700
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/cargocover2.pdf...
Re: BA 6 AUX FAN
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 13:40:30 -0800
...Larry __________________________________________- David Carment wrote: > > PS Canadian Westies - air and watercooled came equipped with the BA6 as > standard equipment - a nice touch. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Carment > School...
Re: FI to carb
Historical mailing list - JS Davis
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 17:42:28 -0500
...FI to carb >Anyone ever converted Fuel Injection to a carb setup. Have a 91 model.
Importing a car into the USA -- Was: Ebay item
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:09:08 -0300
> Does anyone have a quick link to a description of the difficulties of > importing motor vehicles from Germany? Ed Carroll Why ask us???? Why...
Need grey front carpet and padding for '91 Syncro Westy.
Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:05:20 -0800
Howdy List buddies, Had a massive brake master cylinder leak and saturated my drivers side front carpet and padding with brake fluid. I need...
Re: Stock carpet kits?
Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:08:04 -0700
oh, the carpet dilemma... new OEM carpet kits are no longer available. i believe that somebody on here has some used OEM kits. you...
Re: got hit by a front end loader
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:16:20 -0800
I was driving along Willingdon Road, Saturday the 20th of December, towards West Saanich (heading nominally west), behind 2 other cars (sedans) at approx...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:37 -0400
...Is there a company > offering Carb kits for the intake as a bolt on?? I know carbs were in some > european and other markets...
Re: 1991 Vanagon Carat for sale -
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:19:04 -0400
...for that year a Carat should have alloy rims.. yes? i had a '90 tornado red carat wolfsburg that had steelies and wheelcovers. the...
Re: Aaaargh!!!
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:47:40 -0800
...Anyone have any idea on how to remove the paint from > the >> carpet beside replacing the whole front carpet? Many thanks. > > Water based paint...
Re: "TGIF" Contest!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Nov 94 11:01:25 EST
Thursday's God Is Fahrvenugen -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613...
carb exchange
Historical mailing list - David E. Most
Mon, 24 Jul 95 15:48:16 EDT
A friend of mine has a '73 bus with the stock dual carbs. Can this be converted to a single carb system??? If yes...
Anyone have a Carfax I can use?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:12:13 -0400
I'm looking at a car tonight & will be getting the VIN... Anyone have a carfax I can borrow? Thanks! tabe johnson/87 westy...
driverless car Was:Racing
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:32:38 -0400
...And, If my Vanagon could be set up that way I'd be very happy! Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia The Voogle Wagon...
Re: Costco-not for everyone
Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:28:08 -0400
...woods (Seattle), for identification we're required to > carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at least strip >mall > teriyaki joint...
carat/weekender interiors for sale! wasRe: Syncro Carat...is there such a thing?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:02:58 EST
...but you can make yours into one! i have a carat / weekender interior for sale w/ the grey sidepanels w/ cupholders and flip out...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:45:35 -0400
...mcneely ---- Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Ouch! > > Sounds like my careful reading was not careful enough, and though I mentioned my tire size...
Re: Smart Car Opinions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 May 2012 16:39:45 -0400
...Smart Car Opinions First, the name is annoying: "Smart" car. Does that mean that anyone who does drive one is automatically "smart" and anyone...
Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:01:41 -0500
...I want a carb that is readily fixed or replaced > here. I guess I will have to adapt a manifold. for a common carb...
best cars, worst cars...dream cars
Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 10:50:31 -0500
...my cars: the best car I have owned for the price was a 60 beetle that i bought for 75.$ in 69, lasted two...
Ethics & CarFax
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:16:53 -0700
...I think what carfax really wants?? is to make money. What CarFax does not want to see is someone on the list selling carFax...
Re: Ethics & CarFax
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:59:13 -0400
...We have not gone so far as to group purchse a CarFax account for listee use. Chris P.S. I still need WV2YB0258HG018451 run...
Excellent Used Car Checklist
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Fri, 3 May 1996 17:38:03 -0600 (MDT)
Vanagonoids, Regarding our conversation(s) sometime last year concerned with a used car check list for newbies, etc. I've found an excellent one...
Re: vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 02:53:29 -0500
> did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the vw split > window bus? Car Talk nominates it in the...
Anyone tow a car with their van?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:48:36 -0400
...reasonably light)? What kind of hitch are you using? Can it handle towing the car and also being full of cargo? Thanks! Chris
Re: Lumberyard carb conversion
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 13:54:46 -0700
...I have yet to see one of these setups that addresses the very real problems of carb ice and everyday driving. Carb ice typically...
acceleration flat spot
Historical mailing list - William Duff
Thu, 11 May 1995 15:48:47 DST
...The guy I bought the car from said I just had to bend the butterfly flap so the gas shoots directly through the carb...
Re: cleaning carpets/rugs/seats
Historical mailing list - Mark G
Thu, 14 Aug 2003 01:47:33 -0400
Joe asked if anyone ever cleaned their carpets/seats/etc. with a real carpet cleaner. The answer is: YES! We actually OWN one of...
Cargo area cover
Historical mailing list - Annie
Mon, 17 May 2010 21:14:21 -0700
Perhaps you've seen those cargo area covers in many station wagon or hatch back type vehicles (Subaru's, Honda's, Acura's I...
Re: Consumer Reports
Historical mailing list - David..M
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:00:31 -0500
From 1989 Consumer Reports "The 1989 Cars" Issue: "This rear-wheel drive van has plenty of room for passengers but it does not convert...
Re: Dakar Rally starts soon
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 00:02:27 -0500
those were the 959s? that used to be my dream car (until tvr came out with the cerbera :D ) sudhir On 1/1/07...
now they have even vanagon scams - out of nigeria too?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:37:25 -0700
...The car it is still registered in States but curently is located in Malmo , Sweden. The car will be shipped with Lufthansa Air Cargo...
Re: VW inline four-bangers
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:24:02 -0700
...fwiw..........when cars used carbs..........back then...........for turbo applications it's whether you draw air through the carb, then pressurize it, or if...
Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:35:10 -0800
I tried the carfax service for my 90 Westy Syncro yesterday. It had very little information... only two records of smog tests. I felt...
Car talk bias - a little off topic
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:48:42 -0600
...They couldn't avoid shouting over each other about how bad a car the vanagon was. "Worst handling car ever made" was one of...
Re: inspection worries
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:32:48 -0500
...I don't > care what they want. If the car is unsafe get it off the road, otherwise if > it's not a environmental...
Looking for CT Carat
Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 07:02:25 -0500
...About a year and a half ago my '90 white Carat was totaled by the insurance company. About 2 months later I got a...
Re: What's a "carat"?
Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:45:10 -0700
Huh? A Carat is a vegetable. I'm told that Parat's eat' em. But not if they're raten. ChrisR in SF (and...
Bubblegum in carpets....
Historical mailing list
Sun, 16 Feb 1997 15:43:27 -0500 (EST)
While on the topic of cleaning, does anyone know how to remove dried bubblegum out of carpet?? I tried scraping it out, but it...