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  • Vans for parts
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:57:07 -0400
    ...http://www.vwparts4sale.com/vehicle.php?vehicle=174 http://www.vwparts4sale.com/vehicle.php?vehicle=173 http://www.vwparts4sale.com/vehicle.php?vehicle=192...
  • Re: [WetWesties] BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:10:26 -0800
    *"...This does NOT mean you will lose the vehicle. You will sign a > release paper with the insurance company that allows them to total...
  • Re: proper links to vehicle import Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:53:05 -0400
    wow, what's up with all the extras? Exporting a Motor Vehicle: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor...
  • Re: de-rating tires? - was tire circumference -
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:56:38 -0700
    ...110 to require determination of normal load based on 85% of the load at the vehicle placard pressure. The vehicle industry commenters supported the...
  • member requested carfax
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:15:25 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > have problems that > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > a vehicle > inspection by a...
  • Re: [WetWesties] BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:30:04 -0800
    ...By > keeping > > the vehicle you will agree that this vehicle is totaled and you CAN NEVER > > FILE ANY CLAIM against this vehicle for the...
  • Re: Importing - Apples and Oranges
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:51:52 -0800
    First things first, there is a big difference between importing a vehicle from Canada and importing one from elsewhere (i.e., Europe). If the...
  • vanagon on ebay
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Thu, 2 May 2002 09:09:34 -0700
    > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 1 Vehicle Specifications > WV2YB0252GH056413 > 1986 > VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2 Title Check Clean Title > History Guaranteed > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3 Odometer Rollback Check POTENTIAL > Odometer Rollback Detected > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4...
  • list member requested carfax
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:06:18 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > have problems that > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > a vehicle > inspection by a...
  • Re: Save the Bus in D.C. - Freedom of expression - Save the Peace Mobile
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 6 Oct 2010 15:30:00 -0500
    ---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > Wonder where the line is drawn between junk vehicle and yard art? right here? junk vehicle -------------------------- yard art...
  • Re: Clear title??? exportation
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:04:02 -0500
    Aside from ownership/bank liens, a clear title also helps prove the vehicle was not "written off" in an accident or floor/fire damage...
  • Re: mporting a vehicle to Canada - need advice
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:27:01 -0700
    ...You also have to prove to have cleared all recalls for that > vehicle. Once this is done, you must them submit the vehicle for...
  • VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper Bus - 1985
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:54:36 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > have problems that > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > a vehicle > inspection by a...
  • Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:39:36 -0500
    ...S2.Application.This standard applies to motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR or 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less...
  • Review of 15 year Canadian Importation Rule
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 17 May 2007 14:27:00 -0400
    ...A research paper completed by Transport Canada entitled "Study on the Effect of Vehicle Age and the Importation of Vehicles 15 Years and Older...
  • 1990 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:20:20 -0700
    ...REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL 08/07/97 PITTSBURGH, PA 47,476 MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. TITLE (Title #: 43345386) 08/23/97 PITTSBURGH, PA MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT...
  • Re: Friday LVC: lubing old electric motors
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 19 Sep 2015 08:58:01 -0700
    ...https://jet.com/product/product/5563e4a577e6442dac823eb77441ae53?jcmp=pla:ggl:vehicles_parts_a3:vehicles_parts_vehicle_parts_accessories_vehicle_maintenance_care_decor_a3_other:na...
  • Re: classic auto insurance loop to save cash
    Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
    Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:09:14 -0700
    ...The rep told me they did not cover anything like that (camper/converrsion van) http://www.hagerty.com/vehicle_qualify.asp#excluded We do...
  • FW: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
    Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:05:33 -0800
    ...You also have to prove to have cleared all recalls for that vehicle. Once this is done, you must them submit the vehicle for...
  • FS 1989 Vanagon Westy
    Historical mailing list - peter cobb
    Tue, 4 Mar 2003 02:46:05 -0800
    ...the over all condition of this vehicle is good. I think 8500 is a fair price for this vehicle , every thing works If any...
  • Does Dave have a good eye for detail? on the wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:44:13 -0700
    ...For a general history on the vehicle, Carfax (an online, vehicle history service) will run a complete search on the vehicle using the VIN...
  • Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:04:20 -0700
    Volks, If you have had your vehicle weighed .. Please post your info. Please identify vehicle ..Year 1985 - 1991 Please identify vehicle Platform .. Vanagon Transporter...
  • Roadside assistance
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:42:15 -0500
    OK What do I know! My wife takes care of all the vehicle insurances, collision + liability. We have "The Concord Group"for the vehicles...
  • Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:38:38 -0400
    ...Documented maintenance and the distance the vehicle has travelled are key elements in making the judgment as to worth. Each and every member of...
  • Re: Weigh your Westy...
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:35:46 EDT
    ...It is the Gross Vehicle weight Rating minus the base curb weight Gross Vehicle Weight - weight at a particular time Gross Vehicle Weight Rating...
  • Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:22:59 -0800
    ...There are not any "technically legal" ways to permanently import a vehicle that is less than 25 years old without the use of a...
  • Re: Fw: [ev_update] 2003 evc camper snow tires
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:16:52 -0700
    ...Some vehicles may not be required to use chains under all conditions, but all vehicles must carry chains. Most vehicles come equipped with snow...
  • Re: california registration laws - how does one deal with expired tags?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:48:57 +0000
    ...Department of Motor Vehicles Registration Operations PO Box 942869 Sacramento, CA 94269-0001 Once a non-operational status is placed on a vehicle�s...
  • Re: Does Dave have a good eye for detail? on the wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:41:25 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > > have problems that > > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > > a vehicle > > inspection by a...
  • Re: California: Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
    Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:16:54 -0800
    ...It is unlawful for the registered owner of any motor vehicle, >or the driver if the registered owner is not then present in the...
  • Re: Vanagon emissions
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:11:50 -0400
    ...My alternative to having it would not involve obtaining another equally polluting vehicle. I would just have one less vehicle. I agree that manufacturing...
  • Re: Vanagon emissions
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:45:25 -0400
    What is wrong with driving a Vanagon or light truck as your only vehicle? I would argue that: A. Life-cycle emissions include the...
  • Re: '80?/bizarre van ebay
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:07:46 -0700
    me too "this vehicle does not have title, we are selling this vehicle on whats called a acquisition bill of sale, it is simply...
  • ebay vanagon from arizona
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Thu, 2 May 2002 09:06:52 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > have problems that > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > a vehicle > inspection by a...
  • Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning & the "S L O T" effect
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 9 Jun 1997 19:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
    ...When two vehicles travel linearly in close proximity, a small pressure system is formed in the "slot" between them, creating a sort of "Venturi...
  • Re: South Africa Vanagaon
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:48:40 EDT
    ...Where there is no substantially > similar U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. � 30141(a)(1)(B) > (formerly section 108(c)(3...
  • Europe Camions web site
    Historical mailing list - europe camions
    Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:42:33 +0100
    ...You are searching for vehicles ? Use our search engine to find the vehicle you are looking for. Search by: Year, Type of vehicle and...
  • GoWesty Vehicle Speed Sensor Kit
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 9 Dec 2022 15:45:33 +0000
    ...Vehicle Speed Sensor Kit (CV Joint) - GoWesty<https://gowesty.com/products/cv-vehicle-speed-sensor-kit> Dennis
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE
    Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
    Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:14:44 -0800
    ...Rear mounted fog lights to make vehicle visible to vehicles behind. Driving Lights: Front of vehicle, mounted just about anywhere, usually very bright, intended...
  • Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:43:56 -0700
    you're quite right Bill, of course it's a great, great thing to have on any vehicle.. a working valid odometer. no arugment...
  • Re: So What's Wrong with this Syncro?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:59:37 -0700
    Duplicate TitleVehicle Use and EventCheckThe vehicle had a duplicate title issued by the DMV.TheftVehicle Use and EventCheckThe vehicle was stolen from its legal...
  • recall list
    Historical mailing list - dawn
    Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
    ...IMPROPER JACK FURNISHED WITH VEHICLES. THE JACK MAY NOT REACH FAR ENOUGH INTO THE JACKETSPROVIDED ON BOTH SIDED OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE IMPROPER...
  • Re: Calif: Buying out of state
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:55:11 -0700
    The California testing exemption is for vehicles 30 years or older. Vehicles are required to meet the emissions standards in effect at the time...
  • Re: Westy-Vision
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:51:35 -0700
    ...California Vehicle Code > specifically states that at no time shall a television screen be visible > to the driver of the vehicle, i.e. on...
  • Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:04:48 -0600
    ◦ For all vehicles (exc. '86-01 Chevy, GMC, Toyota and all Volkswagen vans with alternators and vehicles with Motorola 35-, 37-, 55- and 62...
  • Re: CRASH WORTHY??
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:56:21 -0700
    ...One of the most important factors in a wreck is the relative weight of the vehicles involved. If two vehicles, each going 30 MPH...
  • Re: Simple Question about VIN's
    Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
    Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:08:42 +1000
    ...On US vehicles, it's on the driver's side ...." Actually, that is where the plate occurs on US-spec vehicles but others have...
  • Re: Ordered New SA Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
    Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:16:20 EST
    ...In Florida here he export a lot of vehicles around the world. We have exporters coming in all the time, and I want to...
  • Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
    Historical mailing list - ~David~M-
    Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:18:47 -0500
    ...New EPA rules for gasoline My understanding was that the changes will amount to taking 54 million vehicles off the road. The restrictions are...
  • Smog Check & Inspection problems?
    Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
    Thu, 28 Jan 1999 10:25:57 EST
    South Carolina has also eliminated vehicle inspections, but one must have an instate address for mailing purposes. Tennessee has never had any vehicle inspections...
  • Re: Do Canadian vehicles have "titles"???
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:05:37 EST
    ...You wouldn't want to have it in the vehicle. I've never had them even ask for the vehicle registration card at the...
  • ]Vanagon Westfalia w/ 2.0 2000 VW Golf Engine!
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:51:39 -0700
    ...CARFAX has not inspected this vehicle. It may > have problems that > have not been reported to CARFAX. CARFAX recommends > a vehicle > inspection by a...
  • Re: German Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 1 Nov 2004 12:00:40 -0800
    ...Purchase the vehicle. Not as easy as it sounds due to the different methods used in Germany for vehicle transfer. STEP #2: Sign a...
  • Re: South Africa Vanagaon
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:22:33 -0700
    ...Where there is no substantially >> similar U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. � 30141(a)(1)(B) >> (formerly section 108(c)(3...
  • importing a canadian van
    Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
    Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:46:59 -0500
    Yes, putting PA tags on an unregistered vehicle IS a very bad idea. VWofA should be able to give you a letter or compliance...
  • Re: how to run out of gas
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 13:33:38 -0500
    The state of Virginia (as you doubt already know, but others might not) actually has special highway patrol vehicles, which aren't cop cars...
  • Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:26:30 -0800
    Rob, The 25 year rule applies to all vehicles from countries other than Canada. Canadian EPA and safety rules are basically the same as...
  • Re: Vanagon emissions
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:33:00 -0230
    The concern about owning two vehicles is not that it leads anyone to drive more. It's about the resources consumed in producing and...
  • Re: first time buyer
    Historical mailing list - Bernie
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:21:14 -0800
    ...Though I knew nothing about this vehicle I did know that overall people who take excellent care of interior and exterior usually keep up...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
    Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:55:54 -0700
    ...Vehicles manufactured thru the > 1975 model year are not subject to any emissions test either during > re-registration or when the vehicle is sold...