Well I was close!

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail.com> wrote:

> I s'pose I should chime in here, we've been out camping, it is Brendan
> Slevin and I am the roastmaster for Bellatazza, a wholesale/retail micro
> roaster here in Central Oregon!  And 1984 GL named Totoro!  Indeed, check
> in
> at the downtown shop, Bellatazza, and you'll find me or a way to get a hold
> of me.  Can't wait to meet my second lister!
>
> Brendan
> 84 GL Totoro
> Bend, Oregon
>
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Jake de Villiers <
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Its because I mis-remembered the spelling of his name!
> >
> > Try 'Brendan Slevin'.  He's got an '85 GL or something called Tortorro
> and
> > a
> > cafe at http://www.bellatazza.com/
> >
> > My apologies - my memory has started having these tiny glitches ......
> >
> > On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Could be, but I Googled "Brendan Slavin" + bend +oregon and came up
> with
> > > nuthin'.
> > >
> > > It's odd to me that the name, "Brendan Slavin," has a familiar ring to
> it
> > > but I can't say why. Googling "brendan site:vanagon.com" only brought
> > > three hits and they were from Brendan Moran, Brendan Irwin, and Brendan
> > > Coffey.
> > >
> > > So where did I hear about this guy?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > >
> > > On 5/24/2008 7:25 PM Scott Foss - Shazam wrote:
> > >
> > >  YES THANK YOU Jake !
> > >> I had a 'B' in mind, but knew it wasn't 'Ben."
> > >>
> > >> Jake de Villiers wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I believe that's Brendan Slavin?
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Scott Foss - Shazam
> > >>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com <mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com>>
> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>    No Sir...........
> > >>>    i will tell you EXACTLY the skinny on going to the DMV with your
> CA
> > >>>    registered van.
> > >>>    first there are NO SMOG CHECKS in Oregon anywhere, except in the
> > >>>    Portland area and the Rogue Valley ( medford- ashland ) where i
> am.
> > >>>
> > >>>    They will VIN check it, so drive it to the DMV.
> > >>>    go in, tell them you now live in oregon- when i did this just
> > >>>    yesterday
> > >>>    with my old mercedes with Wa plates- they said
> > >>>    'do you live in oregon?"
> > >>>    do you have an Oregon drivers's license?"
> > >>>    'is the car here now?"
> > >>>    i answered yes to all 3 questions -they said fill out this form,
> > wait
> > >>>    for your number to be called.
> > >>>    so they might want you to get an Or driver's license first.
> > >>>
> > >>>    but other than looking at the VIN on the car - they don't care.
> > >>>    they don't care if it was a diesel and now it's a Suabur gasoline
> > >>>    engine  or whatever.
> > >>>    They simply are not interested in it smog wise in anyway.
> > >>>    there WAS a deal in Oregon where campers cost more, like double to
> > >>>    register,
> > >>>    I beleieve that went out Jan 1 of this year.
> > >>>    They also do two years at a time.
> > >>>    Yesterday, on my 38 year old Mercedes, to transfer the title to
> > Oregon
> > >>>    registration........you know waht i mena, and get plaes and tags
> > >>>    for two
> > >>>    years...........cost $ 120.00.
> > >>>    Bring proof of insurance of course on the vehicle.
> > >>>
> > >>>    There are no safety inspections.
> > >>>    I 'was' told by the allways difficult Ashland DMV ( never go
> there)
> > >>>    .....i had this parts van or something i thought i might want an
> > >>>    orgeon
> > >>>    title for ( was Wa) ............they said 'has to be running, has
> to
> > >>>    have all equip liight lights working' etc.........
> > >>>    of course i am like .................what , it's a parts van.  And
> > it
> > >>>    still has Wa plates on it, and i let the reregistration lapse.
> > >>>    But of the several out of state cars i've taken to the DMV to
> title
> > in
> > >>>    oregon...............
> > >>>    THE ONLY thing they have ever done is look at the two VIN tags, I
> > >>>    could
> > >>>    have a Stinger Missile mounted on the roof and i don't think
> they'd
> > >>>    notice. I've had a non VW gasoline engine in a diesel van ( the
> 5th
> > >>>    digit of the   VIN tells which type of engine the van left the
> > factory
> > >>>    with , B = gas, G = diesel, very logical - in geman perhaps ! )
> > >>>    ...............but i've had that weird combo, and due to the age
> > >>>    of the
> > >>>    van.......
> > >>>    they never said boo about engine or whatever.  That particular van
> > >>>    had a
> > >>>    Wa title that said 'gas- passenger' but when i got my Oregon
> > >>>    title...........their system flagged as a diesel by the VIN - and
> > the
> > >>>    Oregon title said 'diesel'.
> > >>>
> > >>>    but you won't have any of that.
> > >>>    and if it's like Medford is, their soul  ( sole ? ) interest in
> > >>>    the van
> > >>>    will be to check the VIN , both of them. ( there's a 3rd hidden
> > >>>    one too ) .
> > >>>    It could be different in Bend, but i doubt it.
> > >>>
> > >>>    But I've been to the Medford  DMV about 8 times in 5 years or so,
> > >>>    always
> > >>>    smooth.
> > >>>    it's like the old days.......
> > >>>    you just go in, say i want to title this car in Oregon to me, they
> > say
> > >>>    'fill out this form', ' give us your money.'
> > >>>    they give you the plates and year and month tags,  , and YD-
> > >>>    you're done.
> > >>>    there is a nice Crater Lake license plate, it's an extra  $ 20.
> > >>>    and one
> > >>>    time only fee, and that money goes to Crate Lake they say, and i
> did
> > >>>    that on one of my vans.
> > >>>    There are also salmon license plates or whatever.
> > >>>    yesterday the guy asked me 'do you just want the pine tree ones? "
> > >>>    .................i said'just  the basic ones, yes '
> > >>>    ...........those are
> > >>>    the standard plates, but look into their Crater Lake plate- that
> > will
> > >>>    make you look like a clued-in Native !!
> > >>>
> > >>>    you asked, there you go. More than you wanted !!
> > >>>    scott
> > >>>    www.turbovans.com <http://www.turbovans.com>
> > >>>
> > >>>    Rogue Valley - Medford-Ashland, Southern Oregon.,
> > >>>    Vanagon engine conversion specialist, vanagon restoration  and
> > >>>    'saving '
> > >>>    vanagons etc.
> > >>>
> > >>>    BTW,
> > >>>    There's this fancy coffee shop down town, in Bend, in the cool
> part
> > -
> > >>>    Italian flavor type place- not a starbucks.
> > >>>    I haven't been there, but the owner is a vanagon guy.
> > >>>    Can't think of his name right now. He and his wife and i 3 kids
> were
> > >>>    stuck on this side of the Cascades a few months ago, with a
> > >>>    vanagon that
> > >>>    could only go 20 mph, working together at me shop we fixed it -
> > >>>    water in
> > >>>    the fuel, and got them home.
> > >>>    So ask in that coffee shop, and you'll have a vanagon friend
> perhaps
> > !
> > >>>    84 Vanagon passenger model I believe.  Real nice people too !
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>    Mike Elliott wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>        As I posted earlier, Mrs Squirrel and I are moving to Oregon
> > >>>        (Bend) from
> > >>>        California. The endless seas of pink stucco houses,
> mini-malls,
> > >>>        pollution,
> > >>>        heat, and people everywhere around here in SoCal have finally
> > >>>        gotten to
> > >>>        me. I know this is not necessarily a Good Thing in the minds
> > >>>        of many
> > >>>        Oregonians, but there it is. Bend has had more than its fair
> > >>>        share of
> > >>>        Californication, but we'll do what we can to fit in: we're
> > >>>        bringing our
> > >>>        little home businesses there to contribute to the local
> > >>>        economy, and
> > >>>        we'll
> > >>>        be friendly.
> > >>>
> > >>>        First thing we'll do is register with the Oregon DMV and swap
> > >>>        out our
> > >>>        Cali
> > >>>        plates for Oregon ones, if for no other reason than to avoid a
> > >>>        stoning
> > >>>        from riled-up passersby. Of course I expect we'll need to pass
> > >>>        emissions
> > >>>        (and safety?) requirements -- anyone care to comment on that
> > >>>        vis a vis
> > >>>        California standards?
> > >>>
> > >>>        --
> > >>>        Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > >>>        71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > >>>        84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > >>>        74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > >>>        KG6RCR
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Jake
> > >>> 1984 Vanagon GL
> > >>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > >>> Crescent Beach, BC
> > >>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> > >>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> > >>>
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > Crescent Beach, BC
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27