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• Re: Air Conditioner woes
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Sun, 9 May 2004 11:50:44 -0400
  You guys are all the man! I took the pillar off, and reset a bunch of the wire connectors, and voila! Ridiculously cold air...
• '91 Westy FS (Not Any More)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:50:49 -0800
  ...the PO accepted my ridiculously low offer of $5,000. My savings account groaned loudly but I'm still smiling. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:45:16 -0400
  ...When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point was it lasted a long time and the biggest issue...
• Another Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sat, 13 May 2006 06:14:44 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:58:46 -0700
  ...shoehorn a tiptronic transmission out of a 911 into a Vanagon? Ridiculously expensive, but probably the only way to get taller gearing in automatic...
• 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:17:22 -0700
  ...Is that supposed to mean ridiculously high offers? Could read that either way. Well, somebody more local than I should try it out and...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:50:57 -0700
  ...A > Ford > Exterminator would take it out at 10 mhp. > > When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point...
• Re: Who got the auctioned '87 Westy for $7700?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:32:25 -0400
  ...just proves my point that the Samba prices/GpWesty prices are ridiculously overpriced In a message dated 3/10/2015 12:57:41 P...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:21:06 -0500
  <<Say, other than the cost>> << Ridiculously expensive>> Two key phases here John. Inherently the depth of the pocket book is real short in Vanagonland...
• Re: 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:44:33 -0700
  ...Is that > supposed to mean ridiculously high offers? Could read that either > way. Well, somebody more local than I should try it out and...
• Neato camp chairs for the van
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:03:08 -0600
  ...They are very lightweight, compact, and ridiculously cheap. They also come stock with dual beverage holders. Dig it http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product...
• alloy wheel refinishing
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:06:37 -0800
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Need to buy---- 7 or 8 sq. ft. of sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 17 May 2006 07:53:44 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: Where Have All The Vanagons Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:33:27 -0330
  ...The ridiculously low Can$ would make very attractive for foreign buyers. Every now and then I get this crazy idea about selling my van...
• the new wave of craigslist scams
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:07:24 -0500
  fyi, everyone, if you see and ad like this that has a out of area phone number in the pic, and a ridiculously low...
• Re: chains for camper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:10:21 -0500
  ...and make >yourself fit for service Second the vote for Laclede. Ridiculously easy to put on and take off, and keep tight. Yrs, d
• Re: GoWesty 16" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:01:30 -0700
  ...originates from what was originally a Mercedes application. $1100 would be ridiculously cheap for actual MB wheels of any sort. John Bange '90 Vanagon...
• VW foxes (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 00:03:14 -0500
  ...Anyone know much about VW foxes? A friend of a friend has an 88 for sale for ridiculously cheap and I was thinking about...
• Re: top ten things not to say to a cop NON VW CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 01:23:05 -0400
  They forgot 'Millions Of Parts Arranged Ridiculously' (Mopar) and 'Got Mechanic Coming?' (for GMC), Late braking wrote: > Thought some of you might get a...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 May 2012 09:54:37 -0400
  ...likely to flip over) I got one of these for a ridiculously low price at Ocean State Job Lot, no longer solely found in...
• Re: IR Temp guns - use with caution
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:50:23 -0500
  ...IR instruments assuming >.95 emissivity will therefor read somewhere between moderately and >ridiculously low. Yep. The easy fix is a quick shot of flat...
• Re: 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:08 -0400
  ...Is that >> supposed to mean ridiculously high offers? Could read that either >> way. Well, somebody more local than I should try it out and...
• Re: Need help to identify this wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:19:56 EST
  ...AOL's servers have been ridiculously heavy in traffic or just screwed up or something. The pics are there. Same as my stuff in...
• Re: Neato camp chairs for the van
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:08:16 -0500
  ...They are very lightweight, compact, >and ridiculously cheap. They also come stock with dual beverage holders. Dig it > >http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:19:01 +0200
  ...shoehorn a >tiptronic transmission out of a 911 into a Vanagon? Ridiculously expensive, >but probably the only way to get taller gearing in automatic...
• Help me store my Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:35:20 -0800
  ...If not, hoping to get a ridiculously high offer for selling. Hmmm... What to do? I know I can sell it easily in this...
• Re: Sears disaster- LONG
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 24 May 2001 23:17:05 -0400
  ...That was ridiculously lame. At least, you're lucky the manager had the guts to go ahead and promise to get you a new...
• Re: Dehler Info
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:44:25 -0700
  ...Don't know about Jeff's end of the state but aircooled Westies are getting ridiculously cheap here. BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8...
• Re: Need to buy---- 7 or 8 sq. ft. of sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Wed, 17 May 2006 12:47:39 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. >
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:38:14 -0700
  ...invest in such a prized and important spare part at a ridiculously good price? I hope somebody on the list got a good score...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 May 2012 01:20:37 -0400
  ...LEDs will light very faintly on almost ridiculously small amounts of current. Once it warms up and dries out the leak goes away. The...
• Eurovan seats into Westy project. Wow!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:41:50 -0800
  ...driver’s seat, but I’ll tentatively report that I’m ridiculously pleased with the results. Pix and details tomorrow. I’m going to...
• Re: Who got the auctioned '87 Westy for $7700?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:29:55 -0700
  ...that's pathetic for a barrett jackson auctioned vehicle.. > just proves my point that the Samba prices/GpWesty prices are ridiculously > overpriced > > > In a...
• Re: Tail light update
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 00:01:33 +1300
  ...Mine isn't. >I agree that some new cars have ridiculously bright tail lights, though. >The amber turn signals on some new cars are...
• Re: Fried radio, dash clock, and map light
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:09:23 -0500
  ...be sure and remove the battery ground strap first- It's ridiculously easy to demonstrate the big bang theory right there in the tight...
• Automatic to manual conversion...
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:56:23 -0500
  ...Is this a reasonable idea or ridiculously complicated prospect? Or does ANYONE have a decent auto trans I won't have to pay a...
• Re: At Least 22 VW Busses Stolen...fish
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:25:15 -0400
  ...Combine that with ridiculously high fuel costs and higher insurance for larger motors and you find a deeply ingrained desire for samll motors. The...
• Re: VW foxes (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:08:55 -0600
  ...Anyone know much about VW foxes? A friend of a friend has an 88 for sale for ridiculously cheap and I was thinking about...
• Coolant hose substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 07:41:28 -0700
  ...and came away with some find substitutes for the original, and ridiculously expensive, coolant hoses. I believe that gentlemen was driving a Syncro. This...
• Re: Window tinting / valude debate
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:20:40 -0800
  ...pay more for a westy in factory condition will also be ridiculously picky about general wear and tear as well. Unless you've for...
• Re: Broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:42:49 EST
  ...9 diagnosed "freaky" breakage of one left head stud. $800-$1000 (ridiculously high?) estimate to repair after 18k miles. Should I have insisted on...
• Re: Blinkers - clear, smoke, and stock
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:22:59 -0700
  ...In my neck of the woods that look tends to go along with ridiculously low profile tires on giant chrome finish spoke wheels, dangerously...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 9 May 2012 07:17:35 -0700
  ...That's likely a moisture-leak in the circuit.� LEDs will light very faintly on almost ridiculously small amounts of current.� Once it warms...
• Re: GoWesty 16" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15:57:05 -0700
  ...originates from what was originally a Mercedes application. > $1100 would be ridiculously cheap for actual MB wheels of any sort. > > > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon...
• Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 23:16:02 -0400
  ...With the availability of SA 5 cyl conversion parts and ridiculously low prices of turbo Audi's... well you get the idea. Anybody considering...
• Re: Broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - James Karukas
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 20:10:15 -0800
  ...The mechanic who rebuilt this well maintained '85 1.9 diagnosed "freaky" breakage of one left head stud. $800-$1000 (ridiculously high?) estimate to...
• skylight hardware or std RV hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:15:42 -0400
  ...Standard RV skylights are ridiculously cheap, so any ideas are appreciated. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 188K miles...
• Re: Tail light update
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:14:14 -0500
  ...I agree that some new cars have ridiculously bright tail lights, though. The amber turn signals on some new cars are awful, too -- some...
• Re: holy tire kicking!
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:32:33 -0700
  ...those who have a desire to buy are willing to offer > ridiculously low money hoping a personal reason will help sway > opinion... > > ...what a...
• Re: late vannie arm rest flopping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:48:52 -0400
  ...Tuck this in the tight spot to tighten the ridiculously inaccessible screws. karl >---- Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM> wrote: >> Hey guys any ideaS on...
• Re: FW: Air conditioning keep it or leave it?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:47:17 -0500
  ...Not unless it sold at a ridiculously low price ... and even then I might just say no. Mike
• Re: INFRARED THERMO ON SALE
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 3 May 2006 18:50:44 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:02:59 -0800
  ...I made several trips to the site, often ridiculously loaded, like with 960 lbs of concrete. The winner was the trip where I had...
• Re: Help me store my Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:24:38 +0000
  ...If not, hoping to get a ridiculously high > offer for selling. Hmmm... What to do? I know I can > sell it easily in this...
• Re: Who got the auctioned '87 Westy for $7700?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:59:58 -0700
  ...just proves my point that the Samba prices/GpWesty prices are ridiculously overpriced In a message dated 3/10/2015 12:57:41 P...
• Great Accessory: Coleman Non-Stick Griddle
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:26:58 -0700
  ...Clean-up is ridiculously easy: just wipe off any drops of batter and put it away. (BTW, I first read about it on this...
• Re: H4 & synthetic trans opinion
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 20:01:26 -0500
  ...it was ridiculously late in I was somewhat lit at the time. I'm a Manual tran man. Although I would assume that an...
• San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:59:19 -0500
  ...However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone suggest a place we can park...
• Intro and question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Kimball
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:19:17 -0400
  ...being out :-{ I was very impressed with the emissions, which were ridiculously below the standard! So after changing the bulbs, which didn't work...
• WTD: Westy wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:32:18 -0700
  ...and the prices seem ridiculously high. I only have about $4000 to spend, am I dreaming? Is that too little to get a reasonably...