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- JL
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Top Gear (U.K. not U.S. knockoff) rocks ... http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... N_14554645 http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... s_14393080
Thermals are good.
- JL
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http://victoria.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicl ... Z280143453 http://victoria.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicl ... Z281850432# http://victoria.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicl ... Z281597189 http://victoria.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicl ... Z281634789 & BK's V.W. ( REDUCED $1,900 ): http://www.bigwavedave.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5121
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Thermals are good.
getting a little antsy, r we JL? Looking at 79 Frontiers at least make sure it has a propane 350 w/ a one piece roof. I do like the rack on the VW Synchro, just not the sitting closer to the windshield than the bugs on it I could not get used to that
Wish less, sail more!!
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
- JL
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I got rid of my 85 vanagon before my son turned 16. Or only crash into volvos: http://www.vanagon.com/info/safety/volv ... /index.htm http://www.vanagonparts.com/crashtest.html Appendix B 85 Vanagon 86% chance of serious injury. The 88 chevy sportvan 100%. I think I will keep the sienna !!! http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/problems/stud ... -0064.html
Thermals are good.
I was looking into VW vans earlier this year and rec'd a lot of good advice from knowledgeable VW folks as comments to the blog post linked below:JL wrote:This looks o.k.: http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... g_14894110
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/2011/ ... ia-freaks/
They were pretty much unanimous in staying away from the newer style van due to expensive transmission problems.
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Thanks Vic ... After years of V.W.'s I have been driving a Toyota Sienna for 7 years & forgotten about the mechanical quirks & the traffic zooming by. I should just camperize the Sienna & leave the 60's behind !!! p.s.: Interesting company: www.bostig.com
Thermals are good.
I have a lot of stoke for the older VW vans, but when you look at the reality of the maintenance situation it's not so appealing. I'm doing what you suggest which is to camperize the back of my pick up [ie my existing vehicle]. The result won't be as nice as a VW, but so much cheaper and so much more reliable.JL wrote:Thanks Vic ... After years of V.W.'s I have been driving a Toyota Sienna for 7 years & forgotten about the mechanical quirks & the traffic zooming by. I should just camperize the Sienna & leave the 60's behind !!!
I'd love one of these, but at over $100K it's only a dream!
http://www.sportsmobile.com/
Sportsmobile's claims for mileage: Ford: V8 - 15 mpg • V10 - 12 mpg
Pure dreamland A fully decked out 4x4 loaded MAY get this only with a diesel, on a highway, a lot of their conversions are still regular gas. The Chev Vans have always had better mileage, both have questionable at best trannys.
I think you can do a lot of cool things to a new $30k van for $70+k, a 4x4 conversion runs usually around 12-15k but who actually uses the 4x function? Ever? I had one, I know I was always aching to use the thing and hardly EVER did. It just looks cool is all ....Just go posi rear end, wide tires and carry chains, a winch at most if u must, voila!
My Ford was great for camping and windsurfing but it had horrendous fuel economy, almost as bad as my motorhome (combined 22 vs. 26L/100km) and that old 454 Turbo 400 tranny combo was the best there ever was in reliability.....still carry the RV BCAA tho....and now that I have jinxed myself
Pure dreamland A fully decked out 4x4 loaded MAY get this only with a diesel, on a highway, a lot of their conversions are still regular gas. The Chev Vans have always had better mileage, both have questionable at best trannys.
I think you can do a lot of cool things to a new $30k van for $70+k, a 4x4 conversion runs usually around 12-15k but who actually uses the 4x function? Ever? I had one, I know I was always aching to use the thing and hardly EVER did. It just looks cool is all ....Just go posi rear end, wide tires and carry chains, a winch at most if u must, voila!
My Ford was great for camping and windsurfing but it had horrendous fuel economy, almost as bad as my motorhome (combined 22 vs. 26L/100km) and that old 454 Turbo 400 tranny combo was the best there ever was in reliability.....still carry the RV BCAA tho....and now that I have jinxed myself
Wish less, sail more!!
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....