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Date:         Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:11:26 -0400
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: daily driver Vanagons
Comments: To: Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1367014696.73317.YahooMailNeo@web122203.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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I had been working in making some stickers....If I get it together would anyone else be interested in getting something along the lines of We defy aerodynamics, daily driven!

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On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wu-Wei, my '84 Westy, has been my daily driver, constant companion and > home-on-the road for 4 or 5 month a year for the past 8 years. When I'm not > on the road I live on a poorly maintained dirt road in Maine; we've > familiar with salt, frost heaves and the other assorted pleasures of living > in paradise. > I'm the third person to be entrusted with the care and feeding of Wu-Wei. > The guy I got her from took reasonable care of her but didn't use her much. > Lat summer I had the unexpected pleasure of a chance meeting the original > owner. He bought her in Germany in 1984, toured Europe, brought her back to > Rochester, NY and used her as a daily driver for a few years. > So, for most of the last 29 years she's been a daily driver on the salt > encrusted roads of the northeast. She's had good care and regular > maintenance. The good care, at least during my tenure with her, has been > due, in large part, to the kindness and knowledge of the community of > kindred spirits who have also been entrusted with the awesome > responsibility of a Westy. The financial burden of maintaining Wu-Wei has > been less than a car payment. I love my Westy! > Dake > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: daily driver Vanagons > > > Look here for a stainless collector: > > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23772&category_id=366&category_parent_id= > > Lifetime warranty... > > Bill > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 26, 2013, at 3:09 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Been driving my 91 in northern MI winters since '91 and it shows. Exhaust > > system could be wrangled to last 4 years max. Got smart and installed one > > of Frank Condellis' systems about 8 years ago. Now the only maintenance > is > > the occasional gasket and that iron collector piece that has no stainless > > version. Got the SS coolant tower and that thermostat to water pump pipe > > that likes to hold a drip of salty water on it till it rusts a hole. > > > > POR 15, Undercoating and Stainless Steel. Rubber Steering hoses and > nickel > > alloy brake lines. Keeping it alive! > > > > John Meeks > > '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix > > Stock 2.1 250K miles > > Northern Michigan > > > > Vanagon Rescue Squad < > http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon-Rescue-Squad74.htm> > > Android and iOS apps > > > > www.vanagonauts.com > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> i too am daily driving an east coast bus. I have a winter bus and a > summer > >> bus, and as Chris stated, the crap they put on the roads out here is > just > >> epicly bad! > >> I had an exhaust last ONE YEAR on that bus! > >> > >> But as also stated, they make great daily drivers! > >> > >> -Craig > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:42 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > >> > >>> In a message dated 4/26/2013 11:23:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > >>> mdrillock@COX.NET writes: > >>> > >>> I have been using one as a DD for about 20 years. First an 86, then > and > >>> 88, now an 87. The versatility is beyond compare. With the middle seat > >>> out I can load the floor area with tons of tools and still have plenty > >>> of room for drywall, plywood, etc. I also have a few campers that I > use > >>> for trips. The type and length of trip determines which one I take. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> a daily driver vanagon on the west coast is doable. unfortunately not > >>> here on the east coast. the salt used on the roads and the greater > >>> temperature extremes and humidity makes parts deteriorate faster than > in > >>> a dry arid > >>> west coast climate. they are expensive enough to maintain, i cant > >>> financially justify body panel and exhaust replacement every few years > >>> due to > >>> corrosion.. > >> >


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