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djkeev
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MarkWard
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1 hour ago. Drove it to our new house. It fits in the garage. Whew.
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AZ Landshaper
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:13 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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Wednesday when I promised myself I would not drive it again till the exhaust was perfected (needs a muffler strap) or two weeks had passed which ever takes longer. Pretty rainy here today so muffler might see work today.
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:22 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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A thousand miles last week but sometimes it does sit a spell w/o moving.
More than any other vehicle I own, the van does not mind being idle for a long time -- starts with the flick of the key like it was just parked an hour ago. |
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campism
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:47 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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| MarkWard wrote: |
| 1 hour ago. Drove it to our new house. It fits in the garage. Whew. |
Feels great, doesn't it? The door on our place needed a tweak to get full travel and clearance, but worth it.
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IdahoDoug
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:12 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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September 2015 or so. Other than about 50 miles in 2016....
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djkeev
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the joker
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:06 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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same here in the East  started right up let it run up to temp  chk for any "leaks" noises
just like warming up an old Panzer  |
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vw4wd
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:12 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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This morning. Drove it to church and round trip of about 10 miles.
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:39 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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| Last night delivering a 450 pound professional table saw to Whidbey Island in the dark and getting horribly lost on the way back to the ferry. My excellent sense of direction doesn't work so well in the fog. Might be time to invest in a GPS system. At least I was able to use my high beams and extra driving lights for a extended period. Hella 500ff lights work pretty damn good. The reflection off the road signs was almost blinding. |
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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It's my daily driver. Which sort of bothers me a little, because I am not keen on racking up a bunch of mileage just commuting to work. But totally cool to take my lunchtime nap when I work a regular shift. 
But, still... I need to get something else as a DD. |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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Sadly, seven months ago in mid-July. We now live overseas most of the year, and use the Westy as our traveling base camp in the summers. We get to use it a few weeks a year before it goes back in storage. It's been great, never needing anything special other than a bottle of Stabil in the tank and to disconnect the batteries. Still doesn't prevent me from stockpiling parts from various sources to swap/install for the upcoming summer. I'm interested in what airport security will say when I walk through with my new big shot shifter this summer. 
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atomatom
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drove to vancouver island last week. camping on the beach at jordan river. need some tips on better places to camp that are close to victoria. camped in bamberton and goldstream, but they were both covered in snow. still fun, just dark and cold.
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JDub113
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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Awesome picture above...
A week ago. Time for cap/rotor, plugs, wires, injectors, new power steering pump flush/filter, oil change. Can't wait to feel some lost or never felt power come back!
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:47 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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New years day Jan 1st returning to Upstate NY after a 2 week trip to FL to visit family over the holidays.
there's soo much salt crust on the roads still. need several days of heavy rain to wash them. plus the salt from our Jan 1st return.. needs to be hosed off. amazing the impact it has on parts. but it must make the sacrifice every 2ish years.
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dobryan
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:14 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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1999 when I drive the last two little kids around the block in my 1983 Diesel, white on blue, before the new owner drove it away to my tears....
I miss you, BlueBus
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candyman
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:22 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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Fortunately salt is not an issue here, mag chloride yes, but to a lesser extent. Gravel is the snow plow choice for our roads. With that said enemy number one still lurks, unattentive, distracted, poorly trained drivers! For that reason my syncro westy is for adventures only and occasional weekly use to keep everything moving.
I am lucky enough to have an 87 bare bones passenger vanagon for my "sacrificial lamb". Love that van and could not handle driving a honda or other boring car as a DD. My wife has a new crv, boringest car in the world. I would go nutzo not DD an old vw. I choose the passenger vanagon as a DD because it is safe for my two little kids, reliable (really it is!), great heat, roomy and even though its rear wheel drive, with studded tires, that thing is a beast on the snowy icy roads here 6 months of the year! |
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:29 am Post subject: Re: The last time I drove my Vanagon was..... |
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| Salt is for Margaritas - no idea what MgCl2 is good for. |
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djkeev
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