Jeanne, Have you thought about instead of taking spare parts for your vanagon, you can drive a 70's bus, and almost all parts should be available in South America. It's a well-known fact that the vanagon is a unique vehicle, which was never introduced in South America. If I were to go, I would drive a good late 70's bus converted to a 1600 upright Brazilian engine, and then I'd take a good backpack and be emotionally and financially prepared to abandon the vehicle and travel on. Just my 2 cents. Harald '90 westy ---------- > From: Jeanne Maly <traveller57@CABLEONE.NET> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Spare Parts in Brazil > Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 9:21 PM > > Can someone tell me which VWs were (or are) made in Brazil and some idea of > which spare parts would be available there? In general terms, I mean. Like, > for instance, are oil drain plugs the same on vanagons as aircooled and are they > also the same as bugs? > > More importantly, which big, heavy parts could we assume would be available? > e.g., bearings, springs, etc.? > > Jeanne > '87 Syncro Westy |
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