Hello! Log in or Register   |  Help  |  Donate  |  Buy Shirts See all banner ads | Advertise on TheSamba.com  
TheSamba.com
 
BBC News Today
Forum Index -> Vanagon Share: Facebook Twitter
Reply to topic
Print View
Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Wolfram
Samba Member


Joined: June 23, 2005
Posts: 184
Location: Waiheke Island/On The Road USA
Wolfram is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:49 am    Post subject: BBC News Today Reply with quote

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140813-dont-call-it-hippie-van

Plus some other cool car stuff.

Geoff
88 Westy
Currently in Golden, CO.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Vanagator
Samba Member


Joined: January 14, 2009
Posts: 230
Location: Cool lush mountains in Mexico
Vanagator is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Makes me wanna take another trip!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
rym
Samba Member


Joined: August 03, 2013
Posts: 119
Location: vancouver bc
rym is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Random help is good to have. My friend just got back from a trip up to inuvik - on the way back the alternator bit the dust in Watson lake. Mechanic said five days for new alt. Delivered from vancouver!
Another westy saw them at the shop and stopped.. He showed them how to take the alt apart and clean it up good enough to get them back to Vancouver. I'm always surprised at how many vanagons i see while on road trips, it's always a comforting thought to not be too rare.
_________________
1990 westy auto
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
geo_tonz
Samba Member


Joined: August 01, 2012
Posts: 1473
Location: Courtenay, BC, CANADA
geo_tonz is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
... these white-topped, squared-off machines are spirit animals of the open highway.


Love that quote...well written!
_________________
---------------------------------------------------
Red Vanagon "Ron Burgundy": 1991 Vanagon Multivan (Weekender) 2.1L Auto - Driver/Camper
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Facebook Gallery Classifieds Feedback
PDXWesty
Samba Member


Joined: April 11, 2006
Posts: 6344
Location: Portland OR
PDXWesty is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The writer hit the nail on the head on almost all points. Love it!
_________________
89 Westy 2.1 Auto
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
rym
Samba Member


Joined: August 03, 2013
Posts: 119
Location: vancouver bc
rym is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Random help is good to have. My friend just got back from a trip up to inuvik - on the way back the alternator bit the dust in Watson lake. Mechanic said five days for new alt. Delivered from vancouver!
Another westy saw them at the shop and stopped.. He showed them how to take the alt apart and clean it up good enough to get them back to Vancouver. I'm always surprised at how many vanagons i see while on road trips, it's always a comforting thought to not be too rare.
_________________
1990 westy auto
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index -> Vanagon All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

About | Help! | Advertise | Donate | Premium Membership | Privacy/Terms of Use | Contact Us | Site Map
Copyright © 1996-2024, Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved.
Not affiliated with or sponsored by Volkswagen of America | Forum powered by phpBB
Links to eBay or other vendor sites may be affiliate links where the site receives compensation.