Have you SEEN ONE on the road lately? Vanagon Spotters Thread

Timwhy · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject:

Saw this van a week or so ago and posted a pic of it. Today while driving on a secondary road
I came upon it again. Though it's a crappy BB pic, you can see the front left wheel bent out.
There wasn't anyone with the van as I slowed down to look to see what the problem was.
Skid marks down the road and they look as if they were lucky to get it to the shoulder.
Bummer!!

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SCM · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject:

GrindGarage · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject:

I spotted 2 westys today driving in the philly area. All white westy on cotmann (nice and clean) And a red one in Jenkintown.... soo jelouse I'm still rocking the malibu trying to make time for my vanagon.
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DAIZEE · Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:49 am Post subject:

A red Eurovan contractor at my apt bldg today. Didn't even realize it was a VW van until I saw the words Eurovan. Nice dash, its a working van all stripped out in back. More of them I see the more I appreciate the Vanagons. Nothing personal, just tooooo big a nose Laughing

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kamzcab86 · Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:29 am Post subject:

All of these were a couple of weeks ago:

Heading to SyncroFest
Burgundy Westy on Highway 58 in the hills section.
Blue Vanagon (darn, don't remember where; but driver gave a wave Very Happy

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In Yosemite
Cream & white Westy; had bikes on the back and an awning (was driving up to a trailhead while we were leaving the campground).

White Westy at Yosemite Falls:

Walking to the falls, I spied out of the corner of my eye a silver Westy in the employee compound:

Walked back from the falls to the road to see another silver Westy:

Took the shuttle to Curry Village, got off the bus and found a burgundy Westy waiting:

Leaving the park, saw another cream & white Westy; didn't have bikes on the back and couldn't see the passenger side so I don't know if it was the same one we saw earlier.

Passed a silver Westy just off of 395 while headed to Death Valley. Driver gave a big wave back. Very Happy

Parked at the Dunes, a brown Westy from Canada:

Leaving Death Valley, passed another silver Westy. Driver didn't wave back. Sad

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Love My Westy · Samba Member Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1837

Spotted this beauty last Friday. It was camped next to me (mine is the white one) at the Horsethief Campground near Canyonlands NP. It is a '90 with only 71,000 miles and is owned by a nice couple from Seattle.

crowinghen · Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 9:15 pm Post subject:

DAIZEE · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:50 am Post subject:

Yep, I did see one today. Laughing

I saw Scooby and didn't realize how powder blue it is in color. When I looked at it, it was like I had to pinch myself to remind me that I indeed do have a Vanagon Cool

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Zeitgeist 13 · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject:

There are a ton of Vanagons here in town, but I rarely encounter them out on the road while I'm driving mine. Today by happenstance, there were three of us all in a row, randomly forming a line as we drove along 4th Ave. in the same lane for a stretch of about 7 blocks...what are the odds of that?
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Destructo · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:06 am Post subject:

On 91 north in Mass just below Greenfield I drove passed a late model with a hightop. I think it said adventurewagen on the back. Honked when I passed it and sped on up to Vermont. Beautiful weather for a vanagon drive!! Cool

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dplumtree · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:46 am Post subject:

i have at least 5 in a 10 block radius around my house here in Calgary. a white one(mine), orange, blue, green and a tan one. on my bicycle commute to work i get to see 3 of them.

campism · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject:

I discovered recently that what I thought was a basic hardtop van on our dog walk loop in the 'hood is actually a sunroof van, making it a whole new deal.

campism · Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:46 am Post subject:

On my morning motorcycle commute I spied a burgundy '91 Westy that had just completed inspection at a station on Patterson Avenue in Richmond VA. It also had the GoWesty wheel/tire package and the receiver hitch.

stclair411 · Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:11 pm Post subject:

onwardtothestars · Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject:

I saw a white with gray stripe tin top Syncro with roof rack heading West on Ken Caryl towards C470 about 5:00PM tonight.
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ragnarhairybreeks · Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject:

I saw one parked behind a nice Jag MkII today... well it was my van Smile

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rmstewart87 · Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:22 pm Post subject:

Saw a brown hard top today in Gadsden, Al. What are the odds? Thought I was the only one. Had a nice little traffic light chat with the guy.
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Williamtaylor33 · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject:

Anybody lose their vanagon?
There's a mid 80's round headlight vanagon that's tan color on the side of the road. It's around mile marker 13 on I-70 just west of grand junction CO.
There was a cop parked just behind it so I didn't see it till I was right on it.
It appeared abandoned and the luggage rack was missing and the westy top looked askew.
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DAIZEE · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

hmmm any chance it got moved there by a tornado?
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84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold)

Williamtaylor33 · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 4:45 pm Post subject:


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