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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:16 pm    Post subject: Any Tencent/Vanistan Engine owners in the Bay area? Reply with quote

Is there a tencent rebuilt engine owner in the SF Bay Area who's willing to meet with me to demonstrate it's performance.

I'll supply some adult refreshments in exchange.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tencent motor shouldn't need adult beverages to feel better in the performance arena. Although back when drinking and driving was legal my car always felt faster. ahh the good old days....
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

None of my engines live in the great state of Kalifornia as of yet. I have more engines in foreign countries than there (although some would argue that the Golden State is a foreign country!). I have one each in OR, WA, AZ, and NV, so all the neighboring states are covered, but no one smart enough in CA to buy one yet. If one of them has moved to CA I am not aware of it.

Just think, you could be the first.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm pretty sure I know of one in NM too.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:33 pm    Post subject: engines Reply with quote

One day I hope to be the first Canadian!!! to have a TC engine.

I'm not sure which I want more....the engine or the vacation to get the engine....


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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(although some would argue that the Golden State is a foreign country!).


On our way to SdM, we went through a border check point at the Nevada/Socialist Republic of California border. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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tencentlife wrote:
(although some would argue that the Golden State is a foreign country!).


On our way to SdM, we went through a border check point at the Nevada/Socialist Republic of California border. Rolling Eyes


that would have been the bug station. Got to
keep the states fields free of pests.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:11 pm    Post subject: Re: engines Reply with quote

bjrogers86auto wrote:
One day I hope to be the first Canadian!!! to have a TC engine.

I'm not sure which I want more....the engine or the vacation to get the engine....


Brian.


Too late, man, Canada's crawling with them (well, there's two anyway...). No dibs on New Zealand, either, and if you want to bag Taiwan you'll have to rush, I ship one there next month.

Not surprisingly I have quite a few here in NM.

But purchase is not required to visit.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:24 pm    Post subject: Re: engines Reply with quote

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and if you want to bag Taiwan you'll have to rush, I ship one there next month.

But purchase is not required to visit.


do they call you Mr Three New Dollars?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, mei guo.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:21 am    Post subject: engines Reply with quote

Oh well...I've rarely been first at anything....my streak continues. hehe.

Where abouts in Canada are they running around?

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you're gonna visit Taiwan early next year, let me know, I'll let you have a test drive and we can hit a single malt whiskey bar afterwards.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:25 am    Post subject: Re: engines Reply with quote

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... Taiwan ... I ship one there next month.


And pretty soon we'll be getting Chinese counterfeit TCL engines shipped here.

Aloha
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:58 am    Post subject: Re: engines Reply with quote

Don't even start with that, Tom!

bjrogers86auto wrote:
Oh well...I've rarely been first at anything....my streak continues. hehe.

Where abouts in Canada are they running around?

Brian.


One is near Toronto, the other is somewhere in BC. The BC one is in about the sweetest restored doka I've ever seen.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What colour is that Doka? There is a midnight
blue one in my Neighbourhood that is
very nice, but always moving too fast
to track it down. Then there is another nice
one, grey, across the river in a fancy part of Vancouver.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Oh, and this was my contribution:
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tencentlife wrote:
(although some would argue that the Golden State is a foreign country!).


You mean more like an advanced civilization...

I'm surprised that there have been no buyers here; perhaps it's due to the proximity to Los Osos and GoWesty.

Let's see, I've got a sister in Texas... maybe I should do a road trip through NM with a "while I wait" installation?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:52 am    Post subject: doka Reply with quote

There is a Doka around here that I spotted at Keji(National Park) last spring. It had a diesel engine painted Cat yellow. Not sure if it was a tdi or not.

Rumour has it the guy who owns it is a mechanic just outside Halifax although I can neither confirm nor deny this...hehe.

It is a lighter blue than the one in the pics and was in amazing shape! It could actually be mistaken for a new vehicle if you had no idea. It was also the first Doka I have ever seen live and in person.

This is in no way related to the OP's original question and I apologize for hijacking the thread.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Let's see, I've got a sister in Texas... maybe I should do a road trip through NM with a "while I wait" installation?


I am no longer doing installs, but I'll drink your beer if you want to wait. And I know that you know that although I would be glad to set you up with some fresh ponies, I have a long wait list. So plan ahead!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:13 am    Post subject: Re: doka Reply with quote

bjrogers86auto wrote:
There is a Doka around here that I spotted at Keji(National Park) last spring. It had a diesel engine painted Cat yellow. Not sure if it was a tdi or not.

Rumour has it the guy who owns it is a mechanic just outside Halifax although I can neither confirm nor deny this...hehe.

It is a lighter blue than the one in the pics and was in amazing shape! It could actually be mistaken for a new vehicle if you had no idea. It was also the first Doka I have ever seen live and in person.

This is in no way related to the OP's original question and I apologize for hijacking the thread.

Brian.


This one?


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That belongs to Jeff Hogue...

http://www.jeffsoldvolkshome.com/

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