Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:02:50 +0000
Reply-To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill
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I did some soundproofing, taking direction from Brent's site
www.weidefamily.net/Vanagon, but it still seems loud to me. Both he and his
wife and daugther were happy with the lower road noise. He did say that
mine had more wind noise...Might be time to do the door and poptop seals.
Joe T.
>From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
>To: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@hotmail.com>
>CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>Subject: Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:39:52 -0800
>
>Yeah, that is a little surprising given that they appear to be much more
>aerodynamic than our rolling boxes-that-the-car-came-in, not to mention
>that
>they have better sound deadening.
>
>I would guess that he's got noisy tires. That's where most of my noise used
>to come from.
>
>On 11/27/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>He also said something else I found interesting--he said that the overall
>>road noise in his Eurovan was about the same as my Vanagon. I was
>>surprised
>>to hear that.
>>
>>
>> >From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>> >Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >Subject: Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill
>> >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:19:54 -0800
>> >
>> >That's not fair Joe!
>> >
>> >Of course the poor man agreed to convert: he was trapped in a speeding
>>van
>> >with a zealot and would have agreed to anything at that point. :-)
>> >
>> >Having driven two conversions I am looking forward to doing my own and
>>I'm
>> >also guilty of enthusiastically spreading the gospel according to
>>Subaru.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On 11/27/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>A friend of mine called on Saturday night and said he and his wife and
>>two
>> >>kids were stranded in Stratton, CO (near the Kansas border) after
>>losing
>> >>the
>> >>V-belt on their '93 Eurovan Weekender en route from Kansas City.
>> >>
>> >>They had the Eurovan towed back to Denver by AAA, who incidentally
>>refused
>> >>to transport he and his family, and got a motel in Stratton.
>> >>
>> >>I took off early yesterday morning from Denver and headed out on the
>> >>plains
>> >>in my Vanagon to pick them up. I had a great trip out; I've done a lot
>>of
>> >>mountain driving since the Subaru 2.2 conversion but hadn't done much
>> >>flat-out highway driving. I stayed around 70-75 MPH @ 4000-4100 RPM
>>and
>> >>got
>> >>around 22 MPG for the 150 miles out there.
>> >>
>> >>They were happy to see me--I picked up my buddy and his family and all
>>of
>> >>their luggage, gifts, baby stuff, etc. and started back. My buddy was
>> >>telling me all about what a rough night they'd had the night before,
>>costs
>> >>involved, etc. as I took the onramp to the Interstate.
>> >>
>> >>He then stopped in mid-sentence and said, "whoa--how fast are we going?
>> >>This thing is like a rocket!" He turned to his wife "honey, did you
>>feel
>> >>that? We're already going 70!"
>> >>
>> >>Anyway, I got him and his family back to Golden by noon. And after the
>> >>ride
>> >>and the conversation about his Eurovan and my Vanagon, he was dead set
>>on
>> >>a
>> >>Subaru-converted Vanagon when we arrived....
>> >>
>> >>Joe T.
>> >>
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>> >
>> >--
>> >Jake
>> >1984 Vanagon GL
>> >1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> >www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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>
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>Jake
>1984 Vanagon GL
>1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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