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Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:09 am

karol, awesome article!!!!!!!

kkrol wrote: While attending the Porsche/VW Reunion in Cinncinati in 2005 I had the priviledge of meeting Dave Cormack from Hot VW's Magazine. I was extremely honored when he asked me if he could an article on my single cab. Of course I agreed and much to my surprise, the article below appeared in the August 2006 issue of HVW Magazine.

Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:36 pm

dgsaz wrote: I'm the 4th owner. However, the records for the bus are amazing.

I realize this thread is for original owners but since dgsaz posted up I feel this stuff will be interesting. I bought this bus 20 years ago from the original owner that kept every receipt and related items. I don't have the visor literature.

The window sticker with what you see when you got inside at the dealer. I thought it interesting that "push out windows" were only $26.50 more. What is M-code 179?

The original sales slip.

Warranty stamp pages from glove box manual rear. He stopped at 6000 miles in the book I guess because that was all that was free.

I guess hitting stuff in the road was common back then as he had the front end repaired at only 1300 miles. They even sold him a used tie rod end.

Of course he added scoops two years later.

I hope it's ok to post up this stuff in your thread, LAGrunthaner.

Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:10 pm

If I read that right they put a used tie rod on a Bus 3 weeks old after it was sold new?

And he got charged underseal for a Bus in CA?

Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:39 am

EverettB wrote: If I read that right they put a used tie rod on a Bus 3 weeks old after it was sold new?

And he got charged underseal for a Bus in CA?

I'll guess a loose part, no labour.

It was a dark era of auto sales, indeed.

Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:00 am

Abscate wrote: EverettB wrote: If I read that right they put a used tie rod on a Bus 3 weeks old after it was sold new?

And he got charged underseal for a Bus in CA?

I'll guess a loose part, no labour.
Ok, that makes sense.
He got charged labor too, that's the first page of the receipt above for $21.31
(This probably isn't super obvious)

Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:05 am

Abscate wrote: EverettB wrote: If I read that right they put a used tie rod on a Bus 3 weeks old after it was sold new?

And he got charged underseal for a Bus in CA?

I'll guess a loose part, no labour.

It was a dark era of auto sales, indeed.
The labour is on the first receipt invoice 26773. Underseal was common in SoCal.

Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:08 am

BarryL wrote: What is M-code 179?

Could M179 be cut wheel well?

Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:15 am

BarryL wrote: BarryL wrote: What is M-code 179?

Could M179 be cut wheel well?

Good question, it looks like they just wrote that on there though?
M179 is not in the M-code list.