Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:31:14 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif
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Any Sngle Cab/ double cab Vanagon truck has the potential to be worth big
bucks.
sure, it'll need a much better engine ...but that's no big deal. ALL
vanagons need a better engine almost.
you know....if you saw a nice Single Cab pick-up on thesamba ...
and it was really decent, no rust, perfect paint and body .....fully sorted
out and roadworthy in every way ..
like just 'nothing to apolgize for' .
like near showroom condition ...
$ 20K wouldn't be horribly out of line.
So at 4K or so .....as long as it's not badly rusted or crashed ....that's a
fair deal.
one way or aother is is registerable. Might depend on what state or various
hoops to jump through, but if someone wants to badly enough, they can get it
titled and registered.
re
And a normal diesel engine in a Vanagon
> truck? Wouldn't that be a really dangerous vehicle on public roads'
where have you been Don ?
stock 48 hp 1.6 NA diesel vanagons are a hazzard outside of town bascially,
in our driving envirnoment.
Although many people get by ......and vanagon gods bless 'em and protect
them until they get some more power and better gearing.
That's 'how they are.'
and it's a darn good thing VW made all these fun vehicles for us to play
with.
Why heck...
if they lasted like volvo's ( old ones ) or Fords, or even Chryslers with
slant sixes, we wouldn't all be playing together like this. If they 'just
worked' for decades, we wouldn't all know each other helping each other out
with our fun vans.
and VW engines .....face it .....some of them are good for maybe 7 years in
a vanagon before needing real engine work.
I could even move toward doing mainly inline 4 gasoline ones ...
though I think the 100 hp RV code 8 valve 1.8 is still marginal for power in
a vanagon ...
but darn durable. Super durable. I wish all VW engines were basicly that
reliable and durable, and cost-effective to get, to install, and own and
operate. I would expect basically zero problems with that engine. Wish it
had a bit more beans though.
and one of these days I'll get my 16 valve 1.8 running..
and in 93 there is a 2.0 liter version of that engine. Gonna convert one
from CIS-E fuel injection to Digifant too I hope.
Has anyone ever heard of a Euerovan 2.5 inline five engine in a vanagon ? I
know there are Audi inline 5's done ......don't know how related that is to
a 93 EV 2.5 inline 5 though. Might be a bit long lenth-wise .....but those
are durable engines I beleive.
One thing I really like in an engine is sheer durability , like no matter
what ....it keeps running, and never blows up. Like you almost 'can't' burn
a valve, blow a headgasket, or throw a rod, ( or wear out a turbo ) . The
search for 'the perfect' vanagon engine continues ..
and sorry, I don't think TDI is it. LOL. :-)
'Sorry' I'm just in a good/happy mood today -partially due to
Hawaiin/Aloha/hula energy ...which I posted about on the end of a 'noisy
fuel pump' thread email.
hey..it's friday !
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif
> Is that really a good deal? Not being sarcastic..I honestly don't know
> the worth of Vanagon trucks...But $4k with a lot of 'issues' right up
> front...Sounds kinda silly to me...And a normal diesel engine in a Vanagon
> truck? Wouldn't that be a really dangerous vehicle on public roads, being
> so slow...especially with any load?...
> From my reading and from almost buying a Canadian Syncro, it can be very
> tedious and expensive to get a vehicle cleared into the US, let alone
> Kalifornia..
> Don Hanson
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:10 AM, <jordanvw@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> > this sounds like a sweet deal.. evidentially the owner didnt try too
>> hard
>> > to get it registered.. its over 25 years old so registration is a
>> > piece
>> of
>> > cake.
>> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=949546
>> >
>>
>> Hey, that's right in Mark's backyard (no room in the front yard) so are
>> you
>> going to jump on this one Mark?
>>
