Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:32:02 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: FS 1981 Country Homes Camper
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all true,
but it sure is fun reading a 'you really don't want to buy this' warning up
front .
very refreshing, humorous even.
and poor toyota, where once you could buy a toyota in the 80's for very few
thousand dollars new, and it would just run forever and forever . like a
Corolla or Pick up truck ........300,000 miles easily, even with abuse.
now, they have actually stopped production and sales of many models over
this gas pedal glitch.
Unprecedented !!
and they lost money in 07 or 08 for the first time in corporate history.
they be slippin'.
the once mighty............................. It all started to slide when
they started making them in the US, I say.
we should write to Toyota and beseech them to make a more or less copy of
the vanagon, and sell that.
Just updated some,
but nothing too weird, or roundy, or with crazy features. Just a good
handy box with good ground clearance, good handling, spunk, etc.
but I like that ad.
Just the pure honesty is refreshing !
and they are not that bad quite, but I wouldn't touch an air-cooled vanagon.
They are too old and not that well sorted even stock , in my opinion.
Waterboxers ain't bad.
They take some special care and understanding is all.
VROOOOOM !
----- Original Message -----
From: "miguel pacheco" <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: FS 1981 Country Homes Camper
I couldn't just read and dismiss the 'disclaimer' that is a part of
this auction :
>Disclaimer:
Vanagons are not reliable, they are hard to find parts for, hard to
find people to work on them, they get horrible gas mileage, they are
bad for the environment, and they aren't safe. In short they are for
car collectors and not people serious about traveling or
transportation.
I concur with the lousy mileage claim, but that's only in it's stock
configuration. Actually, if you upgrade to a modern power plant,
keeping it on the road and not replacing it, you've pretty much ruled
out the mileage and environmental issues, when compared with what's
out there. As far as the safety aspect, if you read this forum, you
should feel pretty safe in a Vanagon. I have never experienced the
other issues mentioned and, as far as 'not for serious travelers,'
I've driven my vans further into the bleak unknown than most have, in
their comfy, reliable Toyotas. A show of hands from this forum would
prove some very serious travelers!
I mean sheesh! (can I say that?)
Miguel
'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
- Friedrich Nietzsche
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cute van but Doug, you've the posted the seat photo upside down! =)
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Doug <vanagons@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>> Once again culling the herd, bet you can guess why.
>> Check out the specs and location:
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110489190590
>> <
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110489190590
>> >
>> Thanks for the bandwidth!
>> Doug in CT
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
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