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campism
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You should see the rest of it.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/219724617693436
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shagginwagon83 
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Location: SWVA
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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It's the home phone mounted inside that gets me
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steve244
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jimf909
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Location: WA/ID
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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Something I'd never do but appreciate immensely.
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Guilty as charged.
Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Tobias Duncan
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Location: Taos NM
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:49 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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| jimf909 wrote: |
| Something I'd never do but appreciate immensely. |
I agree completely , I would never do that to a van , I dont even really like the artwork, but if that rolled up to a campsite near me I could not help but smile and be curious about the occupants.
Somewhere there is the perfect buyer for that van. |
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vanagonjr
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Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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Sodo
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Joined: July 06, 2007
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Location: Western WA
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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| Tobias Duncan wrote: |
| jimf909 wrote: |
| Something I'd never do but appreciate immensely. |
I agree completely , I would never do that to a van , I dont even really like the artwork, but if that rolled up to a campsite near me I could not help but smile and be curious about the occupants. |
Perhaps with cautious optimism.
Preferred over a group of teenagers
or an RV with a 7,000 watt generator.
I suspect similar to when the 35ft RV feller with the generator…..sees me roll up next door.
( unlikely, but for the sake of discussion )
In my Barn-find original paint Syncro Westy,
where the $$$ spent just underneath my van…..
is perhaps 2X the market value of his Nike-swooshed behemoth.
(Which is the smarter purchase ?)
There’s a buyer for that van around 10k.
The wrap can come off but to advance beyond 10k depends what kind of scars remain when the interior mods are removed.
The decorations don’t suggest the mechanicals were managed with longevity in mind.
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Gnarlodious
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Location: Bonners Ferry Idaho
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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Freakin Bohemians!
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kourt
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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Steel dashboard = inaccurate compass. They probably never needed to actually know where they were going.
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ALIKA T3
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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Oh I know this van!
She lived in Hawaii shortly and wanted AC in her van for her short nosed dog. She considered selling the van when I told her the price tag 
Instead she moved back to the mainland, was featured on article somewhere online I saw too.
Well loved Vanagon priced accordingly 
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EverettB
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campism
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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| ALIKA T3 wrote: |
| campism wrote: |
You should see the rest of it.
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She lived in Hawaii... |
In that case she really missed the opportunity to make her ashtray into a volcano.
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shadetreemech
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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danfromsyr
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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That rear decal is killing me! |
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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probably shoulda put it in here too
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elizer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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The padlock is killing me. I wish he painted it to match lol.
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16CVs
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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How do you drive something like that with a straight face. My cars are Frankensteind together but look normal on the outside.
Stacy
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Red Ryder
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Wall of shame |
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| 16CVs wrote: |
How do you drive something like that with a straight face. My cars are Frankensteind together but look normal on the outside.
Stacy |
That's why it is posted in this thread!
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