> Greetings, > After buying a 84 vanagon last summer I found my way to this forum a while > back and have had most of my questions answered by just following along. > [Even questions I hadn't thought of yet.] I live north of Spokane , Wa. in > some serious snow country, so I have been following with special interest > the discussion of locking differentials. This is something I'm going to > seriously persue. Presently, I'm running some studded snows and carry chains > {which I mostly need for the last 200 feet to my house.] > I have been fortunate so far with this Van in that it has not needed any > repairs to the running gear and carried my son and I to So. Cal. for my high > school reuion, and back up the coast without fault. It's not a camper but we > bought a parts van ['85] and pulled the fold down back seat from it for > Van-go, which is what I christened my van. We camped very comfortably in it. > My 9 yr old son has become even more of an enthusiast than I, has his own > tools, and has exchanged mirrors and vents for me without help. Our next > project car is going to be a beetle for him and his friends to start > restoring. > If there is anyone still reading along at this point I do have one question. > I have seen a couple of pictures of Vanagon single cabs, but I have never > seen one in person or advertized for sale. Do they exist? Did they ever > bring any to North America? Has anyone ever seen one for sale? > One last thing. Thanks to all of you experienced vanatics for sharing your > knowledge base with the rest of us. I, for one, really appreciate this > resource. > > Doug Elledge Rage'n against Age'n >doug@shirewood.com> |
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