Date:         Wed, 05 Feb 1997 05:51:43 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@zuni.chaco.com>
Subject:      Re: My new '91 Westie update

At 01:14 AM 2/5/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Some loose items that I would like to address:
>2)The best driving experience I've had so far has been a trip from Santa
>Cruz, CA. to Buenos Aires, Argentina (where I am originally from). Me
>and 5 others travelled in a '75 Dodge Van along the Pacific coast for 6
>months, and I could talk about the trip for ever... Anyway, an idea I
>always keep alive is to do the same with a VW. I always thought-and
>still do-that the best VW for this would be an aircooled pre-vanagon
>bus. You can find parts for these almost anywhere in Latin America.
>However, being in love with my '91 Westie made me wonder how would it be
>to do the trip with one of these later beasts. Any comments, questions
>or similar experiences?

Check out http://www.chaco.com/inuvik/

>4)As a result of the mentioned running board, the ex-owner took the mud
>flap that goes behind the front/passenger tire. Where can I get one?

Actually, the passenger-side mud flap isn't standard.  You can buy a *pair*
of mudflaps at the dealer for about $100 (!), but I don't think they sell
them singly.

>5)Finally, I should clarify that Barbara's name (my wife) shows up on my
>messages because I am using her e-mail account, but it is me (Cris)the
>one who you are reading from. By the way, is there a way to send the
>list's postings to a special folder? Barbara hates to have to go through
>them while looking for hers...

If you're using a PC, buy Eudora.  It allows you to filter mail into
folders easily.

Ron

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