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EverettB 
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obus
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bikes!
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Joined: April 27, 2014
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Location: Central CA Coast
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 Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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Not Eurovan parts per se, but is this seller finding customers at this price?
"it's only a model" |
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02Berry
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Location: Tacoma, WA
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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Just gotta whine about this: the day after we bought Berry its passenger window failed to open. Five months later, now the driver's window won't open either (a much more problematic problem, for those of us in the drive-thru lifestyle).
The passenger window problem is in the regulator / motor, and one's on order. Haven't diagnosed the driver's side yet, but thanks for letting me whine.
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Learned to drive in a '67 Splitty.
New to '02 T4 EVW world.
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VanGeek
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Location: New England
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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<start of whine>
Some Eurovan parts are plentiful: ball joints, calipers, rotors, drive shafts, etc.
But there are a lot of engine and transmission parts which are declining rapidly. Seems like VW made a bunch of VR6 and automatic transmission variants that don't share basic parts: Coolant hoses, pans, etc.
Completely understand that the interior and exterior body parts may be unique to the Eurovan. But surprised and disappointed they didn't re-use more from their powertrain "standard parts bin" on these and other VW vehicles from the same era...
<end of whine>
I feel better now |
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bwaz
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VanGeek
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Location: New England
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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It's a nice build but agree the asking price is high.
I like some of the updates and mods they've made. |
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bigfoot_ev
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Location: Anacortes, WA
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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It's a nice build but agree the asking price is high.
I like some of the updates and mods they've made. |
I have to admit I'm very conflicted when I see ads like these. On one hand the price they ask just seems ridiculous and I feel bad for the purchaser but on the other...I own one of these!
Whelp, time to start looking for more things to buy for the van, 'cause it's an investment.  |
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Endopotential
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Location: Pacifica, California
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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The seller must be checking our comments, because asking price dropped from $48.5k to $40k.
They did a ton of nice mods along the way, along with what seems good mechanical refresh. No mention of mileage though? |
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dsheon
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Location: Seattle
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Eurovans and parts for sale |
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Hi all,
Does anyone know of a Eurovan being parted out now? I'm looking for a steering angle sensor.
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Does anyone have familiar driving with a bad steering angle sensor and just leaving it in? Yes it may disable ability to adjust to shifting loads or sudden turns but I'm not convinced it's essential. Is it? Any harm in just leaving it in and disconnecting ABS light (or using electrical tape to cover it? 
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