My first post was April 1995, and within a month or so Jim Arnott posted that a local dealer in Pendleton Oregon had a clean Syncro Westie for sale. He helped with some connections, and in August we flew to Oregon to pick it up and had a great family vacation -except for a CV joint scare that Joel helped me out on- and made our way back to Maryland over a month or so. Still have it, of course. Tom F. --- Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Have been on the list since Dec 1995. I was > searching the internet for > information on tires (surprise, surprise) for my > used 1991 Westy and found a > website by Harry Yates that had a link to the > vanagon list and I > subscribed. My first posting was also about tires. > > Many of the posters back then that I remember as > providiing great > information were Harry Yates, Tom Forham, Joel > Walker, Ron Lussier, and > Derek Drew. > > Tom Forham put together a group Propex purchase in > 1996 that I participated > in and I am happy to say that my Propex heater is > still going strong. > > Without the list members and all the helpful advice, > I would never have been > able to enjoy the van like I have. > > Harold Teer > 1991 Westy > Harrisonburg, VA > > > > On 3/5/06, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Back in June 2000 I bought my first Westfalia, an > '85 Vanagon > > Wolfsburg camper "Camel". I joined the list > sometime in the > > spring of 2000 and have been a memeber with a few > short breaks > > since then. I still see the same names posting > today I saw in > > the early-for-me days. I do not post as much > today, but I skim > > over the subjects and pick out what looks > interesting. My '84 > > Westy "Hershey" does not see as much use today as > daily-driver > > Camel did, but I still enjoy taking out for a ride > now and then. > > > > How long have you been on the list? > > > > > > > > Chris S. > > > > '84 Westy -> > http://www.knology.net/~vw/vws/hershey/ > > '01 NB TDI -> > http://www.knology.net/~vw/Beetle.jpg > > > > 1-888-VW-PARTS <- Recommended Expert Vanagon Part > Source > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > Harold & Faye Teer > 1991 Westy > Harrisonburg, VA >
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