Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:45:29 +0200
Reply-To: Brenton Tait <BTait@INVESTEC.CO.ZA>
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From: Brenton Tait <BTait@INVESTEC.CO.ZA>
Subject: Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
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Most of the "Microbus" models do not have aftermarket upgrades....except
for the manifold....and in some instances the Turbo......as they are
mostly used as "people movers" we opt for the more reliable Toyota 2y
engine from Japan......
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B C Tait
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Tom Buese
Sent: 28 April 2009 19:20
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Zoltan wrote:
> OK, that's right. Would it be correct to say that Ottinger for
> Vanagons is
> the same as AMG for Mercedes-Benz.
IIRC, Ottinger(Okrassa?) did performance upgrades on VW's engines,
etc. as far back as the 50's.
YMMV,
Mr. BZ
>
> Zoltan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "VW Doka" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:35 AM
> Subject: Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
>
>
> Oettinger is nothing like Eddie Bauer... Oettinger is a tuning shop,
> whereas Eddie Bauer is a trim level offered on Ferds.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hahaha. In South Africa they don't have a clue about us having
>> Vanagons
>> here. They call it the Volksy Bus. It's expensive there and they
>> hold onto
>> it. They also have about five different kind of engines, from 1.9
>> to 3.0.
>> Also the Ottinger models which is a little like our Wolfsburg
>> edition ones
>> but it's an other company like Eddie Bauer here. Ottingers can have
>> or
>> have
>> six cylinder engines. But they don't have any campers like ours. I
>> was
>> thinking to go back to live there again and just make all those
>> beutiful
>> vans into campers for a fortune.
>> Zoltan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 6:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: SA Vanagon in Adventure mag
>>
>>
>>> Mmmm...5 Cylinder Vanagons!
>>>
>>> Do you think they call it "The South African Grill" in South Africa?
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete
>>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>>> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
>>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:04 PM, chris and/or ruth
>>> <populuxe59@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> National Geographic Adventure Magazine April/May issue:
>>>> Nice white Vanagon, no idea what year seeing it's South Africa.
>>>> Four
>>>> cool
>>>> kids hanging out on, in and around it living the Vanagon
>>>> lifestyle. Oh,
>>>> yea.
>>>> It appears to be a rental car.
>>>>
>>>> I am hesitant to post. My posts get scrambled like Ben T? I
>>>> thought it
>>>> was just my receiving e-mail. When another member responds with
>>>> BenT
>>>> post,
>>>> it looks normal but the original does not. Someone mentioned this
>>>> last
>>>> week.
>>>> Sorry if this is happening--I have no idea how to solve.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One of the many Chris's
>>>> Chris Christensen
>>>> 90 MV
>>>>
>>>> I have a drawer full of ADVENTURE magazine if anyone likes back
>>>> issues.
>>>>
>>
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