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Subject:Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:26:56 +1200

>Not nearly as bad, but I do have a tendency to overload mine a bit.
>http://www.evcl.com/vw/Trips/images/StretchAnd914sm.JPG
>
>In this picture the total weight is over 10,500 lbs. It topped 12,200
>lbs. on the return trip. I drove it 1500 miles that way over the
>passes in Oregon. Poor thing, I'm giving it a Porsche transmission
>now as penance. (and hoping that will last longer than 20K miles)

Hey Otmar

Isn't it time you painted the beast one color? It certainly doesn't
look at all bad, but would be even better one-tone... say make the
front match the back.

Oh, I hope the trans is a G50...
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Regards
Andrew