Things your van did recently

[sanchius]

Stopped at Chautauqua Park on the way in to work a few days ago to spend a few minutes sharing a cup of coffee and chatting with my daughter, while watching the moon setting over the Flatirons

[16CVs]

Bought a low mileage 65 beetle in San Francisco . Car was at the back of a double garage and the brakes were locked up on the rears. I drug it outside with a strap and hooked the tow bar to Tristar and tugged it home. The first stop to put air in the tires,had the rear wheels so tight you could almost not touch them.
The truck was struggling and getting a little hot for the first 10 miles or so and then you could feel it loosening up as you drove.
Any way I like to use my vehicles for their intended purpose and I just didn't think it would have been right to use my Toyota to do this job any way.

Stacy
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1987 Syncro Westfalia Triple knob (bastard)
1989 Syncro Tristar Triple knob "Swedish"
2013 Jetta Hybrid a true "Zwitter"
Samba member # 14980
Call anytime number 650 722 4914 .
Keep Your van running and upkept tastefully for the love of the hobby.
Don't let your van end up in an "abortions" thread.

[PNWesty]

Drove to the furniture store to pick up our new queen size bed frame. Man, love the cargo haul-ability of these vans.

[joetiger]

I was invited by a 911 buddy to join the Denver Porsche Breakfast Club/Classic British Car Club on a trip up to Longmont to view the private and very fun Tebo collection of classic cars. They have John Lennon's Rolls Limo...

Yes, it felt strange to have my Vanagon floored on I-25 with two GT3's and a Lotus in front of me and a 944 turbo, two 928's, and a bunch of 911's behind me, but a couple of the Porsche guys seemed mildly impressed that I could get a Vanagon to go 90.

I wanted to park on the front row, but I lost my nerve.

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Joe T.

'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'91 Wolfsburg Carat "Barchetta"
'02 Baja-ish Beetle "Bubbles"

"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron

"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond

Justice for Megan: https://linktr.ee/justiceformegantrussell

[Love My Westy]

I drove my van to the body shop to get a couple of dents I have been living with for years fixed.

[Spinal Tap]

Had the Westy come pick me up at the shop that the '09 Ford got towed to...
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'85 Westy
'74 MG-B

[Smudge1]

[gnarly 928]

I drove to race my bicycle. About 40 miles to the town of Maupin, Oregon on the Deschutes river. Parked next to a couple of guys who arrived in a Honda Element. They were casting envious glances at my old '84 van with a low top but a westie kitchen. They were quite happy to accept a seat inside out of the wind after the last long cold hillclimb of the day. And to be served hot tea, with a little soy milk out of my fridge, etc etc. My designated "Bicycle trip vehicle" with everything I need kept inside..

That Honda...while real expensive and "trendy" it kinda came up a bit short of the Vanagon. They had to carry their bikes outside on a rack where they were exposed to the rain, dress while wrapped in towels, sit in crummy Wal-Mart folding chairs out in the cold wind, etc.

I probably could have traded them vehicles, but why would I?

Don Hanson

[82WestyMan]

Had a long weekend for Easter and decided to return to campground I discovered late in the season last fall, Van Hook Glade in the NC mtns just outside of Highlands on the way to Franklin
http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/nrrs/nc/vanh/newindex.html
Nice small campground, 20 sites maybe and new building with 2 bathrooms and 2 showers (hot and free). No elec but lots of new fresh water all thru the place
It's a beautiful little place, two very nice waterfalls (BridleVail you can pack behind and Dry Falls you walk behind) just down the road and a road next to the campground goes up to a fishing/swimming only lake. Lots of nice hiking trails near by too
The best site is one you can't reserve online - #16. It's off a little side loop and it's own little road to it so the back of your site is towards the rest of the campground
(in the pic, the rest of the campground is behind and below the back of the van... and the pic only shows maybe 1/2 of Site 16)
Got there on Thurs and had the place to myself. Fri a copy of more campers showed up but they were on the other side the place. Sat one more camper showed, was on my side, but on an tent only site up near the restrooms.
If you're in the western MC mtns, I recommend it highly

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"The floggings will continue until morale improves"
"I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell" - Harry S. Truman
82 Westfalia - w/ a Raby 'Camper Special' engine

[Love My Westy]

I have been camped at the Horsethief Campground, just up the road from the Syncro Solstice site, for two nights. There is a beautiful dark red '90 Westy belonging to Dale and Joni from Bellingham, Wa, parked in the campsite right next to me (their van only has 71k on it). I packed up and drove into Moab where I gassed up and saw a green Vanagon from Coyote Shuttles. Then I drove on Highway 128 up the Colorado River.

I drove past another white Westy that was camped along the river and stopped to talk to the 4 or 5 young women who were with it. They were just starting out on a bike ride. The owner of the '85 said that her husband was a Samba member.

I then headed east, up the river to I-70 and drove over to visit friends at their place in Grand Junction. Tomorrow I will head back west to the San Rafael Swell for another couple days of Mt. Biking.

[78BayDriver]

Had an interview with local station, with Stanley...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scVjCBxh6GM&feature=player_profilepage
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1987 Vanagon GL 2.1 Flat Stanley (present)
1991 Golf GTi Forest Green
1981 Vanagon L 1.6 Diesel
1978 BayWindow Bus
1974 Bus
1990 Jetta
1979 Dasher Wagon
1972 Beetle

[MichaelRpdx]

Went to a group appraisal event at Manchester State Park. Figured out and used the Catalina awning for the first time. Slept warmly among the trees.
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Michael in PDX
Sauntering around with Frances, a red 89 Westy

[kamzcab86]

Drove the last 200 miles to home after being on the road for 2 weeks and 2000 miles!
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1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - 孔子

[danweisshaar]

Took next generation home from birth in our local hospital.
Big brother Max says hi to little Alex Michael. Got the next generation campers here.

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84 Westy 1.9L Manual

[crukab]

Used my Vanagon to pick up 200' of 5' fence & 40 7' poles --to replace the 15 year old rusty 4' fence that WOULD NOT keep our 3 year old German Shephard in.........

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Tom

My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....

In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon

[plummerdesign]

The camper did great on the road trip. So today what I did with it was...nothing. It think it liked that.
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Cheers,
Jeffery
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It is old and green and it makes me grin.
1984 Westfalia 1.9

[Destructo]

This weekend I was helping my new bride move all of her stuff to my place. No bed in the apartment? No Problem, we just camped out in the driveway plugged into shore power for some evening entertainment.
The next day I was able to fit almost everything from her 1 bedroom apartment into the van.
Duel use, Hotel for the night, Moving van during the sunny hours!
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1985 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper Bostig conversion

Dude, where's your van?

[DAIZEE]

Found it finally on page 39. I took Scooby out on a deliberate route excursion today. It did extremely well. #403 a long gentle grade up the Niagara Escarpment. Most all size trucks drop a gear or two and go up at a hare's pace with lights flashing. Scooby did well in 4th with still more power under my foot.

Leaving Tues or Wed for Bloomsburg, Pa and looking forward to some hills. I have to say that today's trip was a rare experience in my 50 years of driving. Did entire trip in right hand lane and only went into middle lane to pass. Scooby most comfortable 97 to 102 kmph. In my car I tend to do 110 to 120. But priority is adjusting to Scooby's preferences and needs
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'09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold)

[vanis13]

16 ft raft - longer and wider than the Vanagoon

and then the 11 people (and one dog) who came down in the raft and the one kayaker and his kayak went back up inside the Westy.
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83.5 Westy with Subaru 2.5, 4 spd manual, center seat, COLD A/C on 134a!, Winter camp heated with an Espar B4 gasoline furnace

www.SuperVanagon.com - some stuff I make

[GrindGarage]

Loaded her up with a genset, water and other provisions and ran from Irene
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-cliff

91 Vanagon AUTO
97 Single Port EJ22 all smallcar.com