Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 12:40:25 -0700
Reply-To: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of
bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
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Yes I would love to know - I would think you need to have a residence there. My husband has many relatives in SD.
I am bracing for the Cal smog test this week.
Donna 87 syncro
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> On Jun 1, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> They let you register a vehicle if you don't live or at least have an address there? What about insurance?
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Dow
> Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
>
> Consider registering in South Dakota. It's $35/year and there's no smog check. At least get out from under that pressure.
> I have a similar problem with my 82 westy/subaru 2.2. CA DMV now demands that I pass smog every year (gross polluter) and I keep the van as my east coast vehicle. There's no way I'm going to drive back and forth across north america every year so I was preparing myself to sell the van. Then a friend mentioned the South Dakota thing.
>
> (BTW keep that under your lid - sweet loopholes like this are being closed all the time)
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> So this person spent $1,450 before being told that she may need engine
>> work.
>> This is so sad and I see it all the time.
>> A few weeks ago I had someone come in with all sorts of issues
>> including no power. While out west they had someone install a used
>> engine for them and supposedly it never ran right. Exhaust is a mess,
>> no cat, muffler held up with wire etc. The real kicker was that the
>> spark plug wires for cylinders
>> 1
>> and 3 were swapped. And this poor couple drove it almost 4,000 miles
>> this way. What really sucks is that this new catalyst is probably
>> being destroyed from the original problem not being corrected. The
>> real shame is this person is now being driven to give up something
>> that she wants and enjoys.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Jim Arnott
>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:29 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Fwd: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
>>
>> Vee's A'wagen is a good one..
>>
>> Huntington Beach, CA.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: "Veronica Fraga veronicafraga@yahoo.com
>>> Subject: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
>>> Date: May 31, 2014 at 10:23:29 AM PDT
>>> To: "adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com"
>>> <adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Reply-To: Adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com
>>>
>>> Hey everybody. Very sad to say that I need to sell my van. This is
>>> the
>> one I bought in 2009, low original miles, with the black interior panels.
>> Rebuilt the engine and cooling system shortly after that. Rebuilt
>> transmission about a year and a half ago. Took it across country twice
>> and lived in it those summers. It's a good van. Ran really well, but
>> doesn't look worth stealing.
>>>
>>> Something has gone wrong with the new engine recently, that I don't
>>> have
>> money to finish fixing. It didn't pass CA smog, so I put about $600 in
>> adjustments, then it failed again for different emissions readings
>> after adjusting. This week, I spent $850 on a new catalytic converter
>> and more adjustments, but only 3 out of 4 readings are right. Mechanic
>> says there's one "unseated valve," and to fix it right means digging
>> in and rebuilding both at the same time. About $2,000 for the shop to do it.
>>>
>>> I went from starving grad student for the past few years, to
>>> starving
>> military social worker now that I'm finally working again. Tapped out
>> financially. Can't give my "Shayna" what she needs to get strong again.
>>>
>>> Hoping one of you here, who lives outside CA and can do this work
>> yourself, may be interesting in buying her. If so, please give me a call.
>> Best offer. As is, where is.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vee
>>> cell: 714-926-8845
>>
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