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70coupyel
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 Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:36 am Post subject: California Biker |
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Wonderful piece in the LA Times this morning. Dan Neils' writing is a joy to read.
Funny that he likes the swivel seats.
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| It would take too long to describe the thousand clever details of the California, such as the way the front seats rotate to face the cabin |
Full story here:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-neil19-2009jun19,0,2459145.column
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| Saying that specs are different than dimensions doesn't make sense. Porsche specs/VW specs/engineering specs are nothing but a series of dimensions,sizes,percentages,measurements, etc. |
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agreendaya
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Yummy.
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'74 Bug - Gone
'69 Westy - Gone
'74 Westy - Gone
'78 Transporter - Gone
'69 Baja - Gone
'91 Vanagon Carat - Gone
‘71 Bus - Gone
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levi
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Hmmmph...
I know there's thing's internally enticing about it, but if it WAS available, I just couldn't trade. Can't get used to the eurovan look, and I like the snub-nose westy.
Sure would like to give that diesel a try though.
 Torque's 300@2000rmp?...eeeee
Curb-weight of 6600 lbs?  wow....
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70coupyel
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| levi wrote: |
| Curb-weight of 6600 lbs? wow.... |
Thats what I thought too. 3 tons and no chrome bumpers. 
And does the gearshifter placement look odd?
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| Saying that specs are different than dimensions doesn't make sense. Porsche specs/VW specs/engineering specs are nothing but a series of dimensions,sizes,percentages,measurements, etc. |
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=338946&highlight=
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