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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:37:18 -0600
Reply-To:     "John C..." <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "John C..." <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The New 2010 VW Bus
In-Reply-To:  <6bc66ccf0908210716s61d28fc4r7bba0e56f2cabd19@mail.gmail.com>
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I tried one out a couple of years ago (Dodge Sprinter) and they really do drive & turn quite easily! (albeit it was empty)

I put in an offer on it, but it wasn't accepted Otherwise, I'd be camping in a Surfing Van as we speak! :o) And, driving a Syncro from SLC to the great NW on a regular basis, Mileage is Very important to me Today! 16 mpg just don't cut it today (carbon foot print & all) In fact, I could & will install an SVX and still get the same or better mileage than the stock engine!? (wus up wit that ??? :o)

In fact, I've toyed with the idea of renting a storage unit for my bus in the PDX area and Flying the 1600 miles up & back! :o) On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting to me are the two diesel engine options and the 6sp manual > tranny option. I tend to keep my vehicles for 10+ years. I'd guess by > 2019 > petro-fuel will be pretty expensive, so miles per gallon will be more > important. Diesels do seem to run a lot longer than gas motors, unless VW > has figured out a way to make them fail (so they can sell another 'unit') > early and get the public to believe it's 'normal'. > On another note: I recently saw an ad for "cosmetic updates" to make your > Dodge Sprinter into a Mercedes. You could probably do that to your > Toureg..make it look like a Cayenne...Or your Mercury Van...make it into a > Toyota Previa... > A third note: > Does anyone else find those Sprinter/Mercedes to appear to be slight > Overkill? I'm starting to see a lot of them around Oregon being driven as > daily drivers/work/windsurfing vehicles. I've never driven one myself but > they certainly are huge looking and look quite top heavy. > Don Hanson > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski < > pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5131674&fSectionId=3921&fSetId=381 > > > > > > Pete > > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > > '87 Westy "Joe's Van" > > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/> < > http://www.busesbythebeach.com/> > > >


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