What year bus do you drive? |
68 |
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3% |
[ 13 ] |
69 |
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6% |
[ 24 ] |
70 |
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8% |
[ 30 ] |
71 |
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20% |
[ 69 ] |
72 |
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7% |
[ 25 ] |
73 |
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5% |
[ 20 ] |
74 |
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6% |
[ 24 ] |
75 |
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2% |
[ 9 ] |
76 |
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6% |
[ 22 ] |
77 |
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8% |
[ 30 ] |
78 |
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15% |
[ 52 ] |
79 |
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7% |
[ 25 ] |
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Total Votes : 343 |
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david a. Samba Artist/Designer
Joined: February 22, 2005 Posts: 248 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject: what year bus do you drive? take a quick vote |
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this poll will give a quick view of the years that are most abundent for us here in the forum.
david
Last edited by david a. on Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:41 am; edited 1 time in total |
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david a. Samba Artist/Designer
Joined: February 22, 2005 Posts: 248 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: results thus far - not many participants! |
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68
0% [ 0 ]
69
0% [ 0 ]
70
0% [ 0 ]
71
16% [ 1 ]
72
0% [ 0 ]
73
33% [ 2 ]
74
33% [ 2 ]
75
0% [ 0 ]
76
0% [ 0 ]
77
0% [ 0 ]
78
16% [ 1 ]
79
0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 6 |
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steponmebbbboom Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2004 Posts: 6390
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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lol. you only posted this 45 minutes earlier. Come back a couple of days and you can gripe then.
Funny... all the years Ive owned my bus Ive never seen another 69 on the street. I found ONE at a wrecking yard one time and that was IT.
71s, 2s and 3s; 76s, a few odd ones here and there, but never a 69. Not ONE. |
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TimGud Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2002 Posts: 6459 Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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And I want the results now! J/k I voted for 69. |
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steponmebbbboom Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2004 Posts: 6390
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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We are now #1.
Weird. |
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chachi Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2003 Posts: 858 Location: the weeds
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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coooome onnnnnn '74.....
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justmeandmycar(s) Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2003 Posts: 98 Location: New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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A 1971. _________________ Beware of Drive-By Bayonetteings!!
'66 Bug
'74 Bug
'71 Westy Poptop |
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werker Redwood Wrencher
Joined: March 08, 2004 Posts: 308 Location: Separating the drum from the axle...
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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1971 _________________ 72 Squareback
9th air-cooled
Proud Member #8, SBS (Stock Bus Society)
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Gremlin Killer
Robert Bills wrote: |
The guys on this forum can talk you through any issues you may have. Don't give up on the fuel injection - your Type 3 will thank you. |
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panasonic90 Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 612 Location: Under the Belgian rain
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:58 am Post subject: |
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with 48 votes the distribution is pretty random. I would expect and increasing number of buses with decreasing age. I guess we have to wait a few days.... _________________ "May the fweem be with you"
Obi Volks Kenobi
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74 bay ambulance
type 4 2lt carbs engine |
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toddb_67 Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2003 Posts: 1313 Location: Hansville, WA
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steve74baywin Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 452 Location: FL - Tampa
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:47 am Post subject: |
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I don't know what to do... I've owned the 74 a bit longer, use locally now and also the same with the 78, the 78 gets used for the many long distance and close camping trips....Do I vote 74 or 78? _________________ Steve |
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TeamSpatula Samba In The Rain
Joined: February 03, 2004 Posts: 5212 Location: WNC
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: |
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But it only lets you pick one year!!! I drive all my fleet on a rotating basis... _________________ <---Air Cooled Search & Rescue Team - STICKERS & T-shirts for sale!
I NEED A CAMPER!!!! (1971 is ideal but will consider other years)
http://www.TeamSpatula.com |
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VWBusrepairman Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2004 Posts: 4726
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Put in 1978 for me, please. |
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steve74baywin Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 452 Location: FL - Tampa
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:09 am Post subject: |
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steve74baywin wrote: |
I don't know what to do... I've owned the 74 a bit longer, use locally now and also the same with the 78, the 78 gets used for the many long distance and close camping trips....Do I vote 74 or 78? |
I guess I will use this as my guide,,, not to pick favorites,,, cause the 74 gets used when I need to transport more people, too much on a camping trip, wood, dry wall, etc, but I do put more miles on the 78, would choose it more for trips to work, etc, etc, so I'm going to pick the 78 for this poll. _________________ Steve |
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justmeandmycar(s) Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2003 Posts: 98 Location: New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:13 am Post subject: |
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I'm going to guess that the 1971 will eventually win. In my own expeirience, people I know own an overwhelming number of '71 busses. It seems to be an excedingly popular year...
the count as of this post:
68 1% [ 1 ]
69 14% [ 9 ]
70 10% [ 7 ]
71 15% [ 10 ]
72 3% [ 2 ]
73 7% [ 5 ]
74 7% [ 5 ]
75 1% [ 1 ]
76 6% [ 4 ]
77 9% [ 6 ]
78 14% [ 9 ]
79 7% [ 5 ]
Total Votes : 64
78 seems to be up there with 71, along with 69.... this could be interesting..... _________________ Beware of Drive-By Bayonetteings!!
'66 Bug
'74 Bug
'71 Westy Poptop |
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djdh68dlux Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2005 Posts: 770 Location: I.E., SoCal
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Wow, my 68 makes 2! I'm pretty sure we'll lose this one. I ususally meet people that TELL me they have a 68, but for what ever reason, they don't drive it (not running, needs restoring, etc.). How about the 71s though? I thought the later bays would rule this for sure. |
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justmeandmycar(s) Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2003 Posts: 98 Location: New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Statistically, we have 3 peaks here, one, the absolute peak, is at 1971, the next one is between 73 and 74, and the third is right at 78. The bulk of the numbers seem to be at the early bays, where we have the largest single numbers, but there are plently of medium numbers at the later end, but it's more evenly distributed between them. So far as I'm concerned, this could indicate that people amongst early bays are more likely to gravitate toward one single year, while the later bay people don't care as much between the years 76-79 exactly what year they are, tho it does show a peak at 78, so the single largest number is going to be at the preffered year of early bay, seemingly 71, while the late bays are going to be more even... _________________ Beware of Drive-By Bayonetteings!!
'66 Bug
'74 Bug
'71 Westy Poptop |
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djdh68dlux Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2005 Posts: 770 Location: I.E., SoCal
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:35 am Post subject: |
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justmeandmycar(s) wrote: |
Statistically, we have 3 peaks here, one, the absolute peak, is at 1971, the next one is between 73 and 74, and the third is right at 78. The bulk of the numbers seem to be at the early bays, where we have the largest single numbers, but there are plently of medium numbers at the later end, but it's more evenly distributed between them. So far as I'm concerned, this could indicate that people amongst early bays are more likely to gravitate toward one single year, while the later bay people don't care as much between the years 76-79 exactly what year they are, tho it does show a peak at 78, so the single largest number is going to be at the preffered year of early bay, seemingly 71, while the late bays are going to be more even... |
Good point! Was 71 the first year of disc brakes, or was it 72? That could help explain it. |
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Oclubjohn Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Titusville,Fl.
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Threw my '69 in there makes '69 and'71 a dead heat.
I've got a '68 parts bus can you say RUST BUCKET. |
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david a. Samba Artist/Designer
Joined: February 22, 2005 Posts: 248 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:54 am Post subject: 71 leading |
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71 was the first year for front disk brakes.
i am really suprised that there are so many 71's out there. i had thought this was a year that was somewhat rare ( i use rare losely). i think i came up with this simply based on the limited availablity of parts, orginal and aftermmarket.
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