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Date:         Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:22:32 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: West Texas, marathon-alpine stranded vanagon
Comments: To: Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <455879.8517.qm@web52201.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Good one Tom. I found a couple -

*oscar dominguez (okdominguez@cs.com) el paso, 79902 PHONE: 915 543 9096 ONLY CALL IF EMERGENCY VW'S: 1987 vanagon AVAILABLE: i'm at home after 5pm, otherwise use my work number: 915 764 2040. INTERNET ACCESS TOOLS TELEPHONE ACCESS Favorite beer type: Anything cold

**Art Lynch art.limecreek@gmail.com CROSSROADS:Hwy.90 West of San Antonio Devine (Actually closer to LaCoste), 78016 PHONE:(830)985-3202 BUSES:'78 Westy COMMENTS: Welcome all VW freaks, love these critters. Always ready to take a break and talk VW's. Coffee or beer as appropriate. Decent shade tree mechanic, have built complete engines and am familiar with most systems, brakes, transmissions, you name it. Have access to good technical advice from retired VW mechanic Dieter Mueller, an authentic German automotive genius. Good supply of parts and anything else is available nearby. AVAILABLE: Most of the time, I live & work here. Just watch out about calling before 9:00am on weekends, wife likes to sleep in. familiar with: 25hp,36hp,bastard40hp,1200,1300,1500,1600,1776+,dualcarbs,type4eng I CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: CAMPING SPOT INTERNET ACCESS TOOLS TELEPHONE ACCESS SPARE ROOM MECHANICAL HELP SPACE TO WORK ON BUS STORAGE SPACE PARTS AVAILABLE COFFEE/TALK TRANSPORTATION HELP

**Casey` (Bassman215@aol.com) CROSSROADS: Buffalo Springs Lake Lubbock, 79404 PHONE: 806-441-7722 VW'S: '76 Westfalia Bus COMMENTS: I have had my bus for a little over a year now (1/01) and really enjoy working on it. I took a road trip last summer to Colorado and had no probs. Out of three vehicles involved the only one to make it without any major probs was the old bus!! I can lend a hand in times of trouble. Feel free to give me a ring but hopefully it won't be because of troubles just to say hi! :) AVAILABLE: Anytime, don't worry about the time. familiar with: 1776+, fuel injection I CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: INTERNET ACCESS TOOLS TELEPHONE ACCESS TRANSPORTATION HELP MECHANICAL HELP SPACE TO WORK ON BUS STORAGE SPACE PARTS AVAILABLE COFFEE/TALK CAMPING SPOT: 4 nights or more

**HECTOR ESCOBAR (BEAR) EMAIL: BUGNUT187@AOL.COM CROSSROADS: MONTANA AND ZARAGOZA EL PASO, 79938 PHONE: 915 274-8648 VW'S: 56VW, 71VW,74SUPER,75SUPER AVAILABLE: ANYTIME I am familiar with: 36hp, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600 I CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES INTERNET ACCESS TOOLS TELEPHONE ACCESS TRANSPORTATION HELP MECHANICAL HELP SPACE TO WORK ON BUS STORAGE SPACE SOME PARTS COFFEE/TALK CAMPING: 4 nights or more SPARE ROOM: MOVE IN!!! :) Favorite beer type: I don't drink

**Leo Escandon EMAIL: baja-64@Juno.com CROSSROADS: Montana Ave and Loop 375 CITY: El Paso, 79936 PHONE: 915-855-9538 VW'S: 64 baja, 70 squareback, VW Trike COMMENTS: My wife and I have been working on Volkswagons all of our lives and love to help others. AVAILABLE: variable I am familiar with: 36hp, Bastard40hp, 1300, 1600, 1776+, dual carbs I CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES INTERNET ACCESS TOOLS TELEPHONE ACCESS TRANSPORTATION HELP MECHANICAL HELP SPACE TO WORK ON BUS COFFEE/TALK CAMPING: 1 night SPARE ROOM: 1 night Favorite beer type: Anything cold

Good luck. * On Jan 10, 2008 1:22 PM, Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Adam, I think you are closer to Albuquerque than > Dallas. Still, that doesnt help much. > > One the other hand, the aircooled rescue list - while > not as nicely organized - no search by zip- has a lot > of people in Texas and southern New Mexico. However, I > think we need a volunteer with a better knowlege of > where these towns are should lookover the list for > towns in west Texas and southern New Mexico that are > closer to you. > > Back when this list started, we were all one family, > aircooled and water. It should not make any > difference to a dedicated VW nut. Any volunteers that > can sort through these towns and see what makes sense? > > Check it out: http://www.type2.com/rescue/map.html > > Good luck > > --- Slowtwitcher <slowtwitcher@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Currently stranded between marathon and alpine > > texas, on us 90 heading > > north. > > > > Little to no cell reception and limited email > > support. I am gains > > troubles locating the vanagon rescue list. Support > > would be greatly > > aprecited, > > Adam > > 512 434 9356 > > > > > > > > On Jan 10, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Miguel Pacheco > > <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> > > wrote: > > > > > My intent was to get listmembers to post links to > > their photos. > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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