9/22/2016 3:01:47 PM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Granddaughter bought one recently, Most of the inside has ben up dated.
Any Comments on them ? Never had a VW my self. 
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9/22/2016 9:17:47 PM |
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karrpilot

Oswego, IL
54, joined Jul. 2009
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Perhaps you should have gone with her, to tell her a word she desperately needed to hear. The word NO.
The older a vehicle gets, especially the foreign low volume makes, the harder and more expensive it is to get parts for said vehicle. Couple that to the lack of any safety devises, and you will soon see what I mean.
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9/23/2016 2:28:12 PM |
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21stcent

South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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The only thing I can think of is engine. Good for 75,000 miles in Buses, 100,000 in Beetles. Easy to pull and rebuild. Aftermarket engine parts.
Heater? That was always a problem. Air cooled engine blowing air over heater boxes? Camper has a separate heater, wonder if it ties into windshield?
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10/17/2016 10:25:46 AM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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All I have learned for sure is she has bought a classic, bringing it home every stop made young people came out of stores to gaze up on it. Now it is in my yard in no mans land and people are stoping & gulking at it. Who would have guessed? Not me 
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10/17/2016 6:06:26 PM |
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karrpilot

Oswego, IL
54, joined Jul. 2009
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No, she did not buy a classic. She bought an antique. There is a big difference.
Hopefully she will find this out. Before her pocket book runs out or she ends up meeting her demise in it.
Flying old airplanes that are kept up and airworthy is one thing. Vehicles, that is a TOTALLY different story.........
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10/18/2016 9:55:58 AM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Granddaughter sneaked in late last night & ate my donnut holes and left at day light with her camperbus to get it all checked over by a mechanic I found that has worked on VW's in the past but not for a long while but wood take it in, I have found most woun't any more.
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10/18/2016 5:19:19 PM |
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karrpilot

Oswego, IL
54, joined Jul. 2009
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Probably something to do with the liability and or getting parts is why most guys won't work on older vehicles, much less foreign ones.
What I have found with most older campers, rv's, and conversion vans is that the companies that put them together at the time went out of business shortly thereafter.
That and they hired substandard help, used Home Depot bulk wiring, along with grade 3 swing set type of fasteners. One usually will find that upon pulling up the 1970's degrading shag carpeting......
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10/18/2016 6:53:06 PM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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This one is all rebbuilt inside recently, New floor, new stove,new Refrigerater, new wireing far camp hookups & that kind of stuff
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10/24/2016 11:05:19 PM |
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21stcent

South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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If she found a mechanic about our age who worked on them, she should be alright.
There was book back in the 70's "the Complete Idiots Guide". Written so anybody could follow it. Find her a copy for Christmas?
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10/27/2016 10:29:48 AM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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She got it out of the shop yesterday for 465 dollars including new tires as the old ones were cracking, said the motor is good & strong & ready for long trips
Filter was messed up but he said he was able to fix it correctly and fixed some wires under the steering wheel that some one had messed with. said it was good to go now.
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10/27/2016 3:45:01 PM |
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pentopaper2

Death Valley, CA
50, joined Apr. 2014
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post a pic of it 
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10/27/2016 5:43:03 PM |
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karrpilot

Oswego, IL
54, joined Jul. 2009
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Long trips in a 1979 V W? Perhaps that mechanic is hoping it's going to break down again in another state. That way, it will be out of his hands.
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10/28/2016 7:32:10 AM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Long trips in a 1979 V W? Perhaps that mechanic is hoping it's going to break down again in another state. That way, it will be out of his hands. 
karrpilot is a warm ray of sunlight on a VW windsheld
It maybe payback for me for having hung a old dealers VW sign in my shop, never thinking i would have to deal with one 
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12/9/2016 6:23:27 PM |
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21stcent

South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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Curious, How's the VW holding up?
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12/10/2016 3:53:16 PM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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I havent ben told of any problems thus far
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12/11/2016 6:07:38 PM |
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21stcent

South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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No news is good news sometimes. 
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12/22/2016 9:38:39 AM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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She has learned it's not the best in winter But that dosen't bother much As mild weather is how she will use it most.
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12/30/2016 2:56:56 PM |
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21stcent

South Prairie, WA
65, joined Nov. 2007
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Using the ice scrapper on the inside does get old quick. 
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1/1/2017 1:05:29 PM |
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stargazzer

Creighton, NE
69, joined Feb. 2007
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Hello, this is stargazzers grandaughter. People have gone for long trips in VW vans for quite a long time and its becoming quite trendy. Maybe you should catch up! Its really neat and only needs a new battery. Otherwise she runs great and catches everyones attention. Sure parts could get expensive if they break but thats with any older vehicle! WORTH IT. COLLECTOR. LOVE IT. 
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