1989 Volkswagen Vanagon Gl Syncro 4wd New Engine, New Trans And More on 2040-cars
Saint Johns, Florida, United States
Fantastic running and driving Syncro Vanagon with almost all mechanicals replaced and upgraded. Solid, tight steering and suspension, the trans shifts silky smooth in all gears and clutch is perfect. Very complete, was brought from California in 2005 and lived in Florida ever since. Phone book thick stack of receipts and documents from original owner, and $9000 in receipts for all of the following work done in the last 17K miles: Rebuilt Motor from GEX, Rebuilt Transaxle from AA Transaxle, OEM Clutch kit, Exhaust system, Front Axles, Coolant pipes and hoses, Water pump, motor mounts, belts, throttle cable, sensors, power steering pump, upgraded alloy wheels with matching spare sporting a new tire. etc. Don't let the miles fool you- you're better off buying a higher mileage Vanagon someone has already spent all the money replacing everything on so you just jump in and drive! The interior is very nice, maybe 7/10 due to some wear on the door panels, but has original rear sofa bed, rear mattress, all original curtains, headliner is mint, windshield is excellent, and has front and rear heat and AC. It has non pattern matching but OE grey jump seats from a weekender (very nice addition!) The AC system is 100% complete but would leak down so hasn't been used in a few years. There are a few minor items that need the usual attention also like pass window switch. The van does have the typical rust spots under just the right rear window and the windshield (marked with tape so you can see how many and where in the pictures) and a little bit in the dog leg seams but far less than my last two Vanagons. This is really a nice van and with a little love could easily be worth more than twice what I'm asking. Other than some asthetics and maybe new tires soon, all the big stuff has been taken care of and you're ready to jump in and go. I think I have it priced fairly but feel free to make an offer through eBay and I'll respond quickly. Thanks for looking! |
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VW joins Daimler's protest of new A/C refrigerant as EU deadline for compliance passes
Sun, 06 Jan 2013The case of Dupont and Honeywell's refrigerant R-1234yf is doing the exact opposite of keeping things cool. The two chemical companies have spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars developing R-1234yf to replace R-134a, the new refrigerant shown to be 99.7-percent kinder to the environment than the one it is meant to succeed. Part of that development has been years of testing by governments, outside safety agencies and automakers to approve the chemical for use in cars. It passed the protocols necessary for the European Union to declare that new and significantly revised cars from 2013 onward needed to use R-1234yf, and mandated that every car as of 2017 must use it.
Enter Daimler AG. The automaker created a head-on collision test with a B-Class at their Sindelfingen test track that would lead to the pressurized refrigerant being sprayed on the engine. The result in 20 out of 20 test was that the refrigerant burst into flames as soon as it hit the hot engine, while Daimler says that R-134a does not catch fire in the same test. Another unexpected result of the R-1234yf test was the release of hydrogen flouride, a chemical far more deadly to humans than hydrogen cyanide, emitted in such amounts that it that turned the windshield white as it began to eat into the glass.
Said a Daimler engineer in a Reuters piece, "It was scarcely believable. The most complicated lab tests conducted using the most sensitive measuring instruments around found nothing and all we do is drive a car around a couple of times, open a tiny hole in the refrigerant line and the next thing you know the car is on fire." So Daimler said it wouldn't use the refrigerant, and it recalled the cars it had already shipped with R-1234yf.
European car sales up 8% in February
Sat, 22 Mar 2014Three weeks ago an analyst increased projections for European car sales this year, expecting them to climb three percent compared to last year instead of 2.7 percent. That number is a postive sign after years of hard times but it turns out February was especially good, overall European sales climbing eight percent on a wave of southern European recovery and discounts - and this comes after five months of gains including January's 7.2-percent jump over the year before.
The only country of Europe's five largest markets to post a decline was France, just as it did in January, Germany, the UK and Italy posting solid double-digit numbers, Spain rocking the charts with an 18-percent increase because of a government program to encourage trade-ins.
The only brand to miss the wave was Volkswagen, dropping 0.8 percent as it watched the double-digit growth at sister brands Audi, Seat and Skoda lift the Volkswagen Group sales up by seven-percent. Peugeot overcame flat sales at Citroën to improve the group by 3.5 percent, BMW and the Mercedes-Benz/Smart combo rose by four percent, the Fiat group jumped 5.8 percent, Ford was up 11 percent, the Renault Group 11.5 percent, General Motors 12 percent and the Toyota clan by 14 percent.
VW Super Bowl teaser with Jimmy Cliff is like a less-mean Tosh.0 Web Redemption
Thu, 24 Jan 2013Reggae super-duper-star and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Cliff has been using music to send positive vibes out into the universe for decades now, so its no surprise that his message on behalf of Volkswagen is one of redemption.
Dubbed Sunny Side, this web-spot is VW's warmup of sorts for what promises to be another blockbuster year in the world of Super Bowl commercials. Without giving away the game, the euphonious commercial sees Cliff opening his arms and his heart to some YouTube 'celebrities' that might see courser treatment from the likes of Tosh.0, for instance. We can't help but be reminded of Coca-Cola's legendary 1971 Hilltop spot with the "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" lyric, too.
Enjoy the pre-Super Bowl VW spot below, and don't forget to pay it forward... your karma will thank you. For those of you that just can't get enough of commercial-making magic, we've included a "making-of" video, as well.