Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:46:02 -0800
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon highroof camper 5speed turbo diesel on ebay
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Its not a Club Joker or an Atlantic, Reimo, Autocruiser or Reisemobile.
It appears to be a Wohnmobil like this one on German Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-T3-Bulli-Wohnmobil-Bj-83-TueV-11-10-mit-Vorzelt_W0QQitemZ250344014602QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Auto_Motorrad_Fahrzeuge_Wohnmobile_wagen?hash=item250344014602&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
There were many really cool camper conversions in Europe that were never
imported in North America.
Pity.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:
> dear want diesel
>
> that is my exact engine set up ...
> except now i have the 1.9
> i can assure you that the mileage i enjoyed with the 1,6 was amazing
> i have yet to take a super long trip with the 1.9 so i am unsure what the
> mileage will be there ...
> but as a daily driver it gives excellent performance --
> loads of power and speed to spare ... at least with the california model
> i cant imagine the joker unit like what is shown here would be much
> different
>
> now for what it is worth i will also relate my personal experience with
> purchasing an imported german vehicle
> it wasnt until i got the stars of early ownership out of my eyes that i
> noticed the port side door had been replaced
> that likely the front window had too
> and that the port bow crumple zone had been used just as described ... to
> crumple --
> a pretty good ... though not fantastic repair job had been done --
> not that this detracts from our enjoyment of our westie .. which we really
> love...
> but it certainly would fail the gowesty never had a crash -- test
> and also for what it is worth
> the guys at gowesty who work in the shop loved our 5 speed factory diesel
> they said they had never heard such a sweet running machine ---
>
> the owner of the one listed on ebay will likely be very very happy
> it is a joker or atlantic model ... i would imagine
> see others at http://rccimport.com/pages/detail.asp?ProdID=713
> yours
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:15 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > this is kinda cool.
> >
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-TURBO-DIESEL-VW-VANAGON-
> >
> >
> HIGH-TOP-CAMPER-FACTORY-TURBO-DIESEL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ220328501977QQsspa
> > genameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101<
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-TURBO-DIESEL-VW-VANAGON-HIGH-TOP-CAMPER-FACTORY-TURBO-DIESEL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ220328501977QQsspagenameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101
> >
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