Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 14:39:53 +0000
Reply-To: joe kallo <quietglow@GMAIL.COM>
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From: joe kallo <quietglow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Howdy all!
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Thanks all! I completely forgot to add: and if anyone on the list is coming
through Chicago, let me know if you need logistics help and/or want to have
a beer. We'd be happy to help.
We were camping at the nearby dunes national lakeshore this weekend and
while out hiking we spotted a Westy. This was only the third or so we'd
seen out in the wild in the last 6 months so of course we got all excited.
Later that evening, 'lo and behold they rolled into the campground and
parked across from us. This, as you can imagine, was quite an exciting
thing. We ended up chatting with the other couple for a good while, and it
reminded me that the Westy community is really fantastic. We're looking
forward to running into more of you all in the travels ahead.
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:31 AM Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Welcome! When I was a newbie to my diesel Vanagon Westy this list helped me
> immensely!
>
> On Oct 3, 2016 9:13 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Welcome Joe! A number of us on here are also on the Diesel Vanagon group
> on
> > Yahoo, where as you might suspect the dieselness of the Diesel Vanagon is
> > the main are of interest. For the 90 percent of overlap between gas and
> > diesel, this group has very deep Vanagon experience and very helpful
> > members as you could probably tell. I have a 1983 Westy with 5-speed that
> > has been upgraded to a turbo 1.6 and we love it. Even in its NA days, we
> > would not have traded it for anything. Camped hundreds of times in it--so
> > far! Almost 400K miles now.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 8:41 AM joe kallo <quietglow@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've been a lurker for last couple months after we finally bought our
> > first
> > > Vanagon, so I figure it might be time to say hi (particularly with the
> > > current discussion!). My wife Allison and I are the proud owners of a
> '82
> > > 1.6na diesel westy that had been lovingly cared for by two previous
> > owners.
> > > In the 2 months since we bought it, we've camped about 2 weeks (every
> > > Friday and Saturday nights) and put 2k+ miles on it. I've owned a whole
> > > bunch of vehicles over the years, but this has certainly been my
> favorite
> > > so far.
> > >
> > > We live in Chicago, and our prime reason for getting a van is heading
> to
> > MI
> > > and WI to explore, fish, surf, etc. Most of that happens on little
> state
> > > roads with 55mph speed limits, and of course it's pretty flat around
> > here.
> > > So I think less about the 1.6 being underpowered and more about it
> being
> > so
> > > awesomely simple and fuel efficient. I am quite sure I'd have a
> different
> > > opinion if my stomping grounds were the rockies.
> > >
> > > I was super excited to find the Vanagon listserv. I was active on the
> bmw
> > > 2002 list waaay back in the mid 90s, and I've always found the
> listservs
> > > preferable to message boards etc. I've been enjoying the discussions
> > here,
> > > and I look forward to chatting with you all in the future.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Joe
> > >
> >
>
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