1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat Standard Passenger Van 3-door 2.1l on 2040-cars
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
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I've owned this 1991 carat since April of 2012 and have sincerely loved this thing. It looked nothing like this when I took possession of it, but hopefully in the right hands it can continue down the right path and become something great. I have done many things to make this a reliable road warrior, modifying it to carry my family reliably wherever I might chose to go. I lifted it 2" and upgraded the brakes as well as replaced most all the plastic doo-dads that other vendors are now making "improved versions" out of billet aluminum or stainless. The wheels are properly fitted audi 16" that have been in use for roughly 2000 miles. Most vanagon folks know that this isnt cheap to do and requires a stud conversion, wheel machining....etc.....all thats been done! Tires are 215/65-16 coopers from sears less than 5 months old @600.00 including roadhazard and alignment. The stereo is a Sony iPod ready CD player with eight speakers. Custom enclosures were added to the doors in order to add extra 5.250 there and a custom rear hatch panel houses two extra 6x9's. The added sound in the rear really counts when out at the drive ins! Hatch up-it's an instant area party machine.
Engine/trans. Transmission: I bought van with a bad second gear so the trans that's in it is a lucky random junk yard find that came out of a 1990 carat with 150k miles. I made sure the numbers lined up as far as dates went so I wouldn't be stuck with a bad 3/4 slider. I also pulled the bell housing while at the bone yard to inspect the ring gear just to insure I wasn't dragging home a pile of crap. I got really lucky! 300.00+@200.00 worth of seals, gaskets, and proper fluids I was in business- this shifts like butter and saved me a ton of money Engine: This is an older rebuild that a local vanagon guy got pulled because the rear seal started leaking. He just pulled it and tossed an ecotec into his van. I cleaned it up and did a reseal. I also added a few reliability upgrades. There are many things I could continue to do but it's best to pause now and let someone else drive off into the sunset. Some of the things I've done include- Rebuilt rack and pinion, new inner and outer tie rods, new upper ball joints w/ gowesty spacers, westfalia springs, new upper control arm bushings, new shocks, new power steering hoses front to rear. Front brakes are Mercedes 500sl this upgrade netted dual piston calipers and vented rotors. Rear: Westfalia springs, new shocks, new parking brake cables, new rear wheel bearings (zerked housings), eurovan rear discs great holding parking brake. Driveline repairs: new stainless water pump side pipe, stainless oil cooler tubes, all engine bay rubber hoses replaced, new injectors, Sachs clutch kit, gowesty billet thermostat housing, new temp sensors, 42 draft designs oil sender kit with new oil stock oil senders plus all of the vdo stuff added in. Hvac repairs: Rear heater core and valve new, front blower motor new, a/c drier and exp. valve replaced during 134a coversion-a/c does clow cold. All hvac functions like it should Electrics: Central locking does not yet work at the rear slider and rear hatch. I just hadn't dug that far into it. Winning bidder does get a box of related central locking bits to have fun with. I did get both masters working while I fought with everything in the front doors so the hard part is figured out. READ! THIS IS A RELIABLE DAILY DRIVER. THE AUTO CHECK READS HORRIBLE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE, MANY OWNERS AND A PAST ACCIDENT. TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, IT'S 22 YEARS OLD AND THINGS ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN IN DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE AUCTION OF A COMPLETE VEHICLE MINUS ENGINE. I AM OFFERING IT THIS WAY AS MOST VANAGONS ARE BOUGHT FOR ENGINE SWAP PROJECTS. THE ENGINE WILL BE LEFT IN PLACE SO THE WINNING BIDDER CAN INSPECT ALL SYSTEMS AND BE REASSURED THAT THE VAN OPPERATES AS PROMISED. SHORTLY AFTER INSPECTION THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND YOU CAN BE ON YOUR WAY. IF BIDDING SHOOTS ABOVE 3500.00 THE VAN CAN BE LEFT INTACT. |
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Mon, 03 Sep 2012
After adding Italian motorcycle icon Ducati to its stable and spending $5.6 billion on the rest of Porsche, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says he's done shopping for a while.
"We have enough to do at the moment in taking our twelve brands to where we want to be," Winterkorn tells German newspaper Handelsblatt.
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Mon, 28 Jan 2013TheDetroitBureau.com reports Toyota has retaken the global sales crown. The Japanese automaker turned out 9.75 million vehicles last year, putting it just ahead of General Motors, with 9.29 million vehicles. Volkswagen, meanwhile, filled out the podium by building 9.1 million units in 2012.
Still, Toyota numbers fell just below projections the automaker made earlier in the year, due largely to a fierce territorial dispute between Japan and China that has seen mainland buyers shun Japanese goods. But the news marks a substantial comeback for Toyota. The company fell to third place in the global production race in 2011 after tragic earthquake and tsunami caused several plant closures.
In Japan, Toyota enjoyed a sales increase of 35 percent over the previous year, while the company's worldwide sales jumped by 23 percent thanks in part to new additions to the Prius line. The automaker is forecasting yet another increase for 2013, with the company projecting to reach 9.91 million units this year. Neither Volkswagen nor GM have released their own projections just yet.
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