Wrustfalia 71 Subaru Conversion. on 2040-cars
Los Angeles, California, United States
Don't let the rust fool ya, this is a small RV that can take you any where today, very reliably. Just have fun with the rust, every on looks at it and admires the road worrier look and adventure of this wonderful camper. It is almost fully contained with a working Stove, Fridge, Furnace, two water heaters front and rear. "That's wright, very hot interior heat in a VW" It is the very first Subaru conversion done in Montana back in the late 80's by the guy how started the conversions. A big crude and experimental this conversion is set up with what was available back in the 80's an 1800 Brat motor. I just drove it from Missoula MT this month and did 70 MPH all the way ever through Vegas 104 temp. I would trust this bus all the way to Florida and back. It drives like a hover craft, very smooth, steers great, brand new ties, New front brakes and hoses, fresh tune up and valve adjustment oil, cap rotor, points set up and a brand new alternate. The top mounted radiator is the best place for cooling and is a big attention getter, never over heats and has a water temp gauge, all the gauge's work. whippers, blinkers, all lights. If you wanted to drive any where with confidence this summer and save by camping in this bus, she will deliver. The interior is in quite good shape, it is a stock Westfalia interior with an added Fridge( A/C D/C and propane operated) and stove "Working" and the original sink and water tank with hand pump. The seats have been reupholstered and the curtains are new with a full privacy front curtain. New rear carpet. No holes in the floors and still has the original canvas top. i thought it would be fun to theme this bus as the Wrustfalia in-tell some one wants to do the body work one day but the rest is all in very good or better shape. Not shown in the picks is a factory child's cot, a rear screen, and an original jack located under the front seat. Any questions call me Mark 323-947-9059 boxheadrev@yahoo.com... I reserve the wight to end early. Have fun bidding and camping.
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VW's Winterkorn tells 20,000 staffers of big cost-cutting plans
Thu, 24 Jul 2014During a gathering of 20,000 Volkswagen Group employees at company headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany on Wednesday, CEO Martin Winterkorn dropped a bombshell. The boss stated that the automaker isn't operating efficiently enough and admitted the company needs to radically start cutting back to raise its profit margins. To right the ship, Winterkorn has proposed killing off less profitable models and spending less on research and development.
According to Reuters, Winterkorn wants to raise the VW brand's profit margin from about 2.9 percent in 2013 to a target of 6 percent. To make that possible, his plan amounts to increasing cost cutting until Volkswagen reaches about 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion) per year to get things back in order. "Over the short-term, we urgently need more efficiency and higher profit," the CEO said during his speech, according to Reuters.
However, Winterkorn can't make these decisions unilaterally. Volkswagen's works council also has a seat on the supervisory board to represent laborers, and it isn't likely to take the proposed cuts sitting down.
$1.4B hedge fund suit against Porsche dismissed
Wed, 19 Mar 2014Investors have canvassed courts in Europe and the US to repeatedly sue Porsche over its failed attempt to take over Volkswagen in 2008 (see here, and here and here), and they have repeatedly failed to win any cases. You can add another big loss to the tally, with Bloomberg reporting that the Stuttgart Regional Court has dismissed a 1.4-billion euro ($1.95B US) lawsuit, the decision explained by the court's assertion that the investors would have lost on their short bets even if Porsche hadn't misled them.
Examining the hedge funds' motives for stock purchases and the bets that VW share prices would fall, judge Carola Wittig said that the funds didn't base their decisions on the key bits of "misinformation," and instead were participating simply in "highly speculative and naked short selling," only to get caught out.
With other cases still pending, the continued streak of victories bodes well for Porsche's courtroom fortunes, since judges will expect new information to consider overturning precedent. If there is any new info, it could come from the potential criminal cases still outstanding against former CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and CFO Holger Härter, who were both indicted on charges of market manipulation.
Volkswagen shows off performance-ish Passat concept
Mon, 14 Jan 2013As part of its 2013 Detroit Auto Show debut package, Volkswagen has rolled out a sportier version of the Passat sedan, though it's strictly conceptual for now. A small dose of go-fast visuals have been added to the handsome Volkswagen, including 19-inch wheels, carbon-capped mirrors, an advanced front lighting system, LED taillamps and dual exhaust. Some carbon bits and upgraded leather are found inside the cabin, as well.
But the real performance chops come in the form of a 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that sends 250 horsepower to the Passat's front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission. That's a good boost in power over the 170 hp of the base 2.5-liter inline-five, but not quite as potent as the 3.6-liter VR6. A lowered sport suspension and revised electronic steering are also on hand, making things slightly more involving out on the road... we assume.
It's not quite the performance concept we were hoping for, but a more enthusiastic Passat isn't necessarily a bad thing. Scroll down for the press release.