Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 07:22:25 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Well, selling the 71 bus
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Beth, the child formerly known as Nocturna, has successfully navigated the
treacherous currents and rocky shoals of girl adolescence and has emerged
from her cocoon with mixed metaphors in both hands and stands before us
now a confident and cheerful young woman. Bat-girl no more, she is getting
great grades in school, has a circle of equally geeky bright girlfriends,
and these days is mainly concentrating on putting together the final
details of her prom ensemble.
Once we're in Bend, Beth will attend the local community college and watch
Mrs Squirrel and me go about our activities, cracking our stupid jokes,
with tolerant amusement. I'll start seeking gatherings of dorky old
Vanagon enthusiasts like me to meet and greet. We'll all of us experience
the shock to the system that an actual winter confers to SoCal natives.
As for getting up there, professional movers have studied our stuff with
practiced eye and all have determined that we have over 8 tons of crap.
Sure, some can be discarded, but not much, as a lot of the crap is needed
for our jobs, so I see a 100' moving trailer followed by a hefty invoice
in my future. I reckon Mellow Yellow will be driven up there, towing my
little fiberglass utility trailer, with me at the helm. I am hoping,
though, to buy a little Subaru Outback or Forester before heading up there
-- seems to be a popular vehicle, well-suited for the conditions. Mellow
Yellow is probably less-suitable for daily driving in snow, ice, and other
assorted quiescently-frozen water-based street schmutz. Mellow Yellow's
function in our lives is for camping and vacationing.
Anyone know a NG or list for Subaru Outback/Foresters? I do want to avoid
model years with known problems.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
On 5/13/2008 8:25 PM Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Sounds like a good bus Rocky.
>
> Vampirella will likely go into shock as she adjusts to Bend, Oregon, but
> it might be good for her in the long run. She'll need your support,
> that's for sure.
>
> On a selfish note, I'm glad you're headed in this direction because it
> means there's a better chance of getting an opportunity to buy you a
> beer someday. :)
>
> Happy Moving!
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Volks,
>
> (This is a bit OT)
>
> Mrs Squirrel and I have decided to pull up stakes and head up to Bend,
> Oregon. We're cleaning up the house, tarting up the kitchen, so we can
> sell our wikiup in Carlsbad, CA, along with other non-essentials.
> Probably
> hauling the 17 y/o daughter along -- can't seem to shake the girl. But
> anyway, I've decided that I only need one van in the family and the 84
> Westy (note: Vanagon content) wins on account of all the Kool Kamping up
> and around Bend and the sheer number of Vanagons I saw up there, which
> tells me that Mellow Yellow will feel right at home.
>
> So I've parked my 71 Type 2 (the "Wonderbus") near the local high school
> with a sign saying "71 VW bus, aka GRADUATION PRESENT" on it and
> will list
> it on Craigslist.
>
> I had a lot of fun working on that bus. If anyone knows anyone near me
> (Carlsbad is near San Diego) who might be interested in a bay window in
> pretty darn good condition, the pertinent details are (as taken from the
> hand-lettered "For Sale" sign):
>
> New factory-built (not rebuilt) 1600cc dual port aircooled engine,
> only 8k
> miles. With good maintenance will give 75,000 more miles.
> New carburetor, hoses, clutch bits, and throwout.
> Upgraded SVDA distributor, new Bosch coil, new electronic ignition, new
> wires, plugs.
> Engine cooling flaps & thermostat tested and working, engine tin all
> restored to stock.
> Transmission (4-speed manual) in excellent shape.
> New heat exchangers (for winter heating).
> New muffler.
> New master cylinder (brakes) and brake shoes.
> Receipts/records for all work/parts. "Bentley" service manual
> included in
> sale.
> Smog exempt, but even so, emission control system restored to CA
> standard.
> Clean interior, new upholstery, bed in back.
> Van is mechanically sound, runs great!
>
> $4,700--first one with the money takes it!
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus -- soon to be the no-longer bus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., mfg. San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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