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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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You can thank my regular job, which is probably wondering what's taking me so long on getting some reports done... Very Happy


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Priorities eh?!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's interesting to me how the majority of those who registered have '84 or '85 Vanagons.

Does anybody know the year-by-year Vanagon purchase numbers in the US? I wonder what the highest sales years were, and, assuming this registry gets a lot more data, whether or not it would it fall in line with those numbers.

As far as privacy, I'm not giving up anything that can't already be found online with a little effort. Anonymity is a myth at this point. I only hope that whoever steals mine is good at rust mitigation and doesn't mind a tapping lash adjuster, temperamental wiper switch, broken AC, squeaky suspension, etc....
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I only hope that whoever steals mine is good at rust mitigation and doesn't mind a tapping lash adjuster, temperamental wiper switch, broken AC, squeaky suspension, etc....


Nice! "Thief Beware!" Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I added "TO ENTER A VEHICLE PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS PAGE AND CLICK THE "CONTINUE" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM." as the first line...sorry about that, hopefully didn't throw too many people off!

VANAGON REGISTRY:
http://goo.gl/forms/QIiFT0zKhM


https://www.facebook.com/Vanagonreg


Thanks, Geo! I never made it to the bottom of the page...
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

joetiger wrote:
It's interesting to me how the majority of those who registered have '84 or '85 Vanagons.

Does anybody know the year-by-year Vanagon purchase numbers in the US? I wonder what the highest sales years were, and, assuming this registry gets a lot more data, whether or not it would it fall in line with those numbers.


Looks like the '84s took the lead and the '87s caught up and passed the '85s. Model year dominance will likely vary quite a bit for the first while until there are more numbers. '80s and '82s seem quite under-represented!

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I'm looking for some production numbers but so far only found an article on Sycro 16s on Vanagon.com. Let me know if you find anything!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

geo_tonz wrote:
joetiger wrote:
It's interesting to me how the majority of those who registered have '84 or '85 Vanagons.

Does anybody know the year-by-year Vanagon purchase numbers in the US? I wonder what the highest sales years were, and, assuming this registry gets a lot more data, whether or not it would it fall in line with those numbers.


Looks like the '84s took the lead and the '87s caught up and passed the '85s. Model year dominance will likely vary quite a bit for the first while until there are more numbers. '80s and '82s seem quite under-represented!

I'm looking for some production numbers but so far only found an article on Sycro 16s on Vanagon.com. Let me know if you find anything!


Interestingly, the Cabriolet registry entries, for the most part, are falling in line with production numbers (just a couple of anomalies).

Production numbers for Vanagons, from a Catalog of Imported Car book I have (this is for Vanagons, not total T3 chassis production, and is for the calendar year, not production year):
1980: 28,673
1981: 25,083
1982: 24,203

For the remaining years, only total number of Volkswagens sold in the USA are listed. Mad
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Geo, Unca Joel on the Vanagon List was compiling a Vanagon Registry in the old days.
I haven't been there in years but if he's still at it he might be willing to share?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kamzcab86 wrote:

Production numbers for Vanagons, from a Catalog of Imported Car book I have (this is for Vanagons, not total T3 chassis production, and is for the calendar year, not production year):
1980: 28,673
1981: 25,083
1982: 24,203

For the remaining years, only total number of Volkswagens sold in the USA are listed. Mad


Thanks for that! I'll continue the hunt for other numbers.

Jake de Villiers wrote:
Hey Geo, Unca Joel on the Vanagon List was compiling a Vanagon Registry in the old days.
I haven't been there in years but if he's still at it he might be willing to share?


Are you a member there? I'm not so maybe it'd be good to have a member bug him?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Are you a member there? I'm not so maybe it'd be good to have a member bug him?


I think Unca Joel has retired from the Vanagon List, or at least he had gone off of it a few years back when I was still on there. It's worth inquiring, though.

All you have to do to become a member is subscribe per the instructions on vanagon.com. The admin will let you know when you're in.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpecific/T3/info/manudates.htm
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MsTaboo wrote:
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpecific/T3/info/manudates.htm


Now why didn't I look at the Brickyard??!! Thanks!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never realized they were made into 1992.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I never realized they were made into 1992.


Me neither, but apparently they exist...one in the registry.

Technically they were built 'til 2002 in South Africa. Too bad there's no LHD versions of those kicking around North America!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No such thing as a LHD South African van though, right?
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No such animal. They stopped building them ambidextrous when they went to the big window model by getting rid of the area for the slider track on the right side.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Someone posted this map they made with the data on my Vanagon Registry FB page...Looks good! Will be cooler with more data!

https://1f5019844c9c2b4ed901939f31bf8ed99953c397.g....Data.json
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

81 entries and 7 countries so far...

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fantastic! Will be cool to see that mapped...
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Very nice, I love the map (to whoever put it together)!
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