Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:41:39 -0700
Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
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John,
it's actually: http://epage.com/
bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
> Joel, how does one log onto w w w dot EP dot come without getting 900
> attempts for a poker game to download. I never was able to get on the
> web site through the link you listed.
>
> TIA
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Chelsea, AL
>
> Joel Walker wrote:
>
> >> nearly all of the syncros i see or hear about are 1987's. why? did
> >> vw make a bunch more that year? was that a really good year at the
> >> factory, and they are more reliable (my secret hope)?
> >
> >
> > a really good year for sales in the u.s. ... here's what i've gotten
> > from the web sales pages (like www.thesamba.com and
> > www.traderonline.com and www.ep.com and www.ebay.com
> >
> > first, just raw numbers by year (percent of total)
> > 1986 130 1986 --> 17.4%
> > 1987 182 1987 --> 24.4%
> > 1988 74 1988 --> 9.9%
> > 1989 85 1989 --> 11.4%
> > 1990 160 1990 --> 21.5%
> > 1991 114 1991 --> 15.3%
> > 745 total
> >
> > so you see that, of all the buses i've seen on the web for sale, 1987
> > is the most common. so we can ASSUME that if more are for sale now,
> > more must have been sold back then. right? ;)
> >
> > then, break it down by percent of total and raw numbers of
> > transmission type:
> > 14.5% 108 syncros of all types
> > 0.1% 1 5-speeds, non-syncro
> > 41.1% 306 4-speeds of all types
> > 40.8% 304 automatics of all types
> > 3.5% 26 unknown <ad didn't say>
> >
> > then break it down by percent of total and raw numbers of model type:
> > 1.6% 12 <ad didn't say what it was, and i couldn't tell from
> > the photos>
> > 28.5% 212 GL
> > 5.9% 44 WLE
> > 5.9% 44 Carat
> > 2.0% 15 Multivan
> > 1.9% 14 Camper
> > 38.5% 287 Camper GL
> > 0.1% 1 Custom Camper (like Adventurewagen or Country Homes)
> > 2.6% 19 Syncro
> > 4.7% 35 Syncro GL
> > 6.6% 49 Syncro Camper GL
> > 0.1% 1 Transporter (in Europe)
> >
> > 0.5% 4 Double-cab Pickup
> > 0.7% 5 Syncro Double-Cab Pickup
> > 0.1% 1 Hannover Edition
> > 0.3% 2 Kombi/Ambulance
> >
> > and further to amaze and annoy you, break it down by tranny type by
> > year ...
> > syncro other
> > 5-spd 5-spd 4-spd auto ?<don't know>
> > 1986 .....38 0 60 29 3
> > 1987......39 0 86 48 9
> > 1988........2 1 37 32 2
> > 1989........9 0 36 40 0
> > 1990......12 0 59 82 7
> > 1991........8 0 28 73 5
> > total 108 1 306 304 26
> > 14.5% 0.1% 41.1% 40.8% 3.5%
> >
> > so you see, 1987 was a very good year. ;)
> > what i found interesting is that automatic transmission were just
> > about even with the 4-speeds. i wouldn't have thought that was true in
> > the vanagons. go figure. and look at how the difference between
> > 4-speed and automatic changed over the years from 86 to 91. must be
> > why vw started putting only automatics in the eurovans after about
> > 1996 or so. anyway, this is the stuff from that VIN data i collect.
> >
> > unca joel
> > Ophishshal Data Pimp of the Vanagon Lyste!! ;)
> >
> >
>
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