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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
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Location: Johnstown, PA
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 Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 7:16 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| airschooled wrote: |
That yellow Westy was for sale in 2015 and 2018, where were you then?
Robbie |
Not here . . . obviously.
RichieS (near The Burgh) |
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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 7:13 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| if you want the details |
Thanks, skills. For once a low-life gets his just deserts. Gotta love that fake look of bewilderment he assumes when he is confronted.
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airschooled
Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012
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Location: West Coast, USA
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 5:28 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| RichieS wrote: |
...I have about 100 more posts and 7 years more with TheSamba than even you... |
That yellow Westy was for sale in 2015 and 2018, where were you then?
Robbie
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Globespotter
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Joined: February 16, 2012
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Location: Newmarket, ON
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 17925
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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if you want the details
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=725468&highlight=cheese+sticks
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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..... that question was his 5th total post.... (which leads me to other conclusions about the poster) |
Well, Inspector Clouseau, since it seems to matter to you, I have about 100 more posts and 7 years more with TheSamba than even you under the name RicoS. My OG account was purged due to inactivity which leads to the new one.
RichieS (aka, RicoS) |
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RichieS
Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| secretsubmariner wrote: |
| That "beater who owns this van" came forward, |
Put the air brakes on, big fella. I didn't see anyone "coming forward " here, I saw some guy getting caught.
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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 2:25 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| Angus II wrote: |
Hello,
That sounds like a great idea.
Buy a Dodge.... |
Thanks for the endorsement. After more than three decades of prepping a van for a month before a trip, packing all the tools I might need, and constantly having that feeling of "What, next?" in the pit of my stomach, I just want to hop in a van and go somewhere.
You're right, an air-cooled is no answer. Although I will miss a stick, I won't miss pondering a Vanagone's hose diagram.
Richie (near The Burgh) |
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Angus II
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Joined: June 01, 2016
Posts: 724
Location: Mammoth Lakes Ca. 93546
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 6:52 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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Hello,
That sounds like a great idea.
Buy a Dodge.... you will fit in just fine, with that "new type" of Van Life crowd. |
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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 5:21 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| cmonSTART wrote: |
| why not get a basic Ford or Chevy Class C motorhome? |
Thanks for the advice. The one thing I know is that I do not want a lumbering American RV. I think they're too ponderous.
The new Dodge (Fiat) City is now in the running, especially with my woodworking skills. I could outfit the interior to be like a wooden sailboat, something I've hankered to do.
I need sleeping accommodations, not much more. We will eat in restaurants.
Thanks, again to one and all.
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RichieS
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Joined: April 29, 2021
Posts: 24
Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 4:19 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| One question, is your Sweetie okay with long drives in a Bay? |
She's the reason I ended up in a Syncro, to begin with. Having been a teenie-bopper during the Partridge Family era, she wanted a loaf. I recalled freezing in an air-cooled VW, so, the first time out, we compromised on a Sunroff Vanagon. Vanagons are pains-in-the-ass. but I like their footprint.
Thanks, jlrftype, perhaps it is time for a sea change. I'm well beyond that "On the Road" phase of life especially if I have to go scrounging for parts to stay on the road.
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jlrftype7
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Joined: July 24, 2018
Posts: 4764
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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One question, is your Sweetie okay with long drives in a Bay?
You’ve narrowed your choices to late Bays, has she sat and ridden/driven in one?
They are different than a Vanagon and not as much room.
The parts quality caution comments are a sad and frustrating thing too since you want to do a repair right the first time, but the available part doesn’t last as long as the original stuff did,.....  
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cmonSTART
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Joined: July 15, 2014
Posts: 1915
Location: NH
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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So, definitely not trying to dissuade you in any way, but if you want something turn-key with good parts availability and decent mileage why not get a basic Ford or Chevy Class C motorhome? Even an older one with a bit of character...
Sure it may smell a bit, but old Bays smell like burning oil and stale hippie. Plus decent parts can be hard to find sometimes.
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alman72
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Joined: October 09, 2014
Posts: 2576
Location: MICHIGAN
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| RichieS wrote: |
| jtauxe wrote: |
blah. . . blah . . .blah. . . I would LOVE to have a Syncro!
Your money might be best spent on upgrading that Syncro into a camper. It can be done. The hardest part is doing a poptop roof properly. Or maybe just use it as a tin top camper |
Be careful of what you wish for. My biggest complaint is that the Syncro has all that extra hardware to drag around and decent parts are getting harder and harder to source. Don't get me wrong, come December I LOVE my Syncro.
I'm looking for a turn-key van (not a project) without spending a month crashing at my daughter's in the Bay Area.
Richie (Near The Burgh) |
bay parts dont grow on trees either. Try to get yourself a QUALITY steering coupler, steering box, or some heat exchangers. edit- just to name a few parts. |
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RichieS
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Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:56 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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p24p1, as much as I hate to do it, I guess I'll have to get out to the West coast for an inspection.
About 30 years ago I drove 800 miles on the seller's word that a Sunroof Syncro was "perfect". When I finally was within 100 feet of it, I started to look around for whatever I was going to use to beat that prick to death.
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RichieS
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Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:43 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| Your 5% finders fee is, what, 18.5% Canadian? |
Sounds about right.
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:41 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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| LOL so you have a tintop syncro with a z-bed and you want a bay? |
I guess I can assume you never were responsible for feeding a Syncro. Anyway, I'll take the advice of the Tube Guru any day.
Richie (Near The Burgh) |
i GuEsS yOu CaN aSsUmE
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RichieS
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Location: Johnstown, PA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:40 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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Thanks to whoever directed me to the classified ads. I might have located what I'm looking for here in the East; albeit the wrong color.
That guy who said $30K was about right, as long as I don't want a color change. Then, it will be over 40 and also there is a time constraint.
andrewtf, aka Inspector Clouseau, maybe I have no point.
Thanks, one and all,
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HoboBus
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Posts: 350
Location: Not Key West, unfortunately.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:34 am Post subject: Re: What Year? |
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Your 5% finders fee is, what, 18.5% Canadian?
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P24p1
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