Slow Going
 

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1986 with an Auto. Trans.

So... I am now the "proud" owner of this Westy, which needs $800 worth of work according to the PPI. It is in their shop now since I want to use it as soon as the rain lets up. I don't have much interest in crawling under this thing to do repairs. The 911 is different.

I used to have an old '70s Bus and I always said "These things are fabulous -- but only when they are stopped." I plan to stop it in various places in the Oregon desert soon.

I've been waiting for years and years for VW to get its act together and make a nice, modern off-road camper. I've finally given up, so I am going to use the Westy and not wait on VW anymore. It replaces a Honda Pilot, which was a great compromise vehicle, but always a compromise.

Very cool!

me like. Congrats and have fun!

Very nice!!

My scoutmaster had one when I was young.

I have ALWAYS wanted one, partly due to the good memories, partly due to the fact that those are so dang cool.

Congrats.

Excellent, just excellent.

Here is a very useful accessory for Vanagons.

http://www.vanagonaccessories.com/vanagondashcupholder.html

Thanks folks!

This is what I really want:http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1238036767.gif

but it's just a mock-up really.

Just sold my Westy today, it was also an automatic.

VW never got its act together on this thing:

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but the show car sure got me and others excited.

would love to have a synchro too...

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but I wanted to make sure I had something to roll around in THIS summer.

So, you been lurking at TheSamba? It really is the "911 Technical Forum" for Vanagons.

I sold mine through the Samba, small world. Samba is poorly organized but there is a ton of information there.

Doesn't someone on the forum collect Syncro Doka's?

http://www.car-vs-car.de/images/resi...ro-TD-2g6X.jpg

Did the EuroVan Westy ever make it to the US?

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...vw_eurovan.jpg

Edit: I guess they did...have yet to see one on the road, though...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ready-to-go_W0QQitemZ150334490810QQihZ005QQcategoryZ15296QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Eurovan westys are out there, not that many of them.

very spendy...

yes, I've been running a few Google searches to ed-your-kate myself

Had 3 back in the '70s & early '80s. The best thing about them was they were great for afternoon delights.

that thought HAS occurred to me

Congrats, but beware. These things are just like old Porsches, in that you can spend big $$$ on all manner of cool upgrades. GoWesty's website is like a candy store for me.

BTW, GoWesty has a much nicer dashboard tray.

If you've been lurking on the Samba vanagon site, then you should know the new-westy mantra by now:

REPLACE THOSE FUEL LINES!!!

Here are my Doka and Westy:

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One of my rommates in Idaho had that exact Westy--same color, same trans....that thing was slooooow--especially heading over the mountains into Montana or Washington. His brother, who also stayed with us for a few months had a 77 Westy in pickle green--he drove it out from Ohio. In Michigan, it started running on only 3 cylinders and he lost his heat. Drove it the rest of the trip that way with a portable heater in the cab by his feet--I was amazed he made it.

That's what the Routan SHOULD have been. I'd buy one in a second.

The Vanagon pics bring back a lot of memories, my dad drove a diesel one when I was a kid. Dear God that thing was slow and loud. I still remember that the shift lever was taller than I was, or so it seemed. It was bright yellow, we called it the bus. It had an incredible heater for the back, but no A/C. At the same time we also had a Dasher diesel wagon, I'm pretty sure everyone in the neighborhood knew when my parents left in the morning.