Motor on, dude. Greeting from California, or Marin County which is close enough. Mike
On 4/29/07 9:34 PM, "Stephen Overmyer" <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU> wrote: > > > Admittedly it is 300,000kms not miles, but on the way to work this > morning I clocked up this significant milestone...as it were. > > Original engine (except for the heads), gearbox and clutch. Even the > exhaust is the original, although I am planning to replace that soon cuz > it rattles since a baffle sounds like it has come loose. Minimal oil > consumption and still maintains the 10L/100kms it has always achieved. > > Still, a good effort and I thought (for the benefit in particular of any > new listees) the archives should have some more positive accounts of T3 > ownership and reliability with only regular routine maintenance...:-) > BTW, on May 5th 07 we celebrate 15 years together since purchasing the > van. Seems like only yesterday she was brand spankin' new with something > like 7. 5 kms on the clock... Ahhh the memories... > ( queue cheesy Barbara Streisand soundtrack "The Way We Were"...) > > Cheers, > Steve O > NSW Australia > '92 Transporter WBX Kombi > '00 Transporter Double Cab > '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck) > '78 Land Rover Series 3 109 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army) > '07 Passat Variant TDI (on order from the Fatherland....hopefully here > in June) > > "It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, > someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them" |
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