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Year:1972 Mileage:188200
Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Our 72 Bay Campmobile / Westfalia is called 'Pumper', she's a wannabe Fire Truck:-) We have been full time travelers in Pumper for the last 4 years travelling over 70,000 road miles, and 20,000 miles on the oceans, and through 40 countries. We've travelled 46 of the lower 48 states, Mexico, Central America, South America and Europe. You can check out our blog at www.rweethereyet.com . It has been essential to keep Pumper performing at her best and looking her best so things get fixed or replaced right away, both mechanically and aesthetically, after all she is our everyday transport and home, we have slept in her 90% of the time. That's why we just had her painted, too many stone chips after all the roads we have travelled. She has never seen a Canadian winter, we always follow good weather. She is a magnet for people because she is such an eye-catcher, you will have new friends wherever you go. Originally a California car with the State of California identification still in place beneath the passenger door. We have the original owners manual and documentation. We purchased Pumper  in Washington 4 years ago specifically for our adventure. She was mostly restored but we have made many enhancements and changes. Btw, we are non-smokers.

There is absolutely no reason that you could not jump in and enjoy your summer driving wherever you want. There is no outstanding maintenance that would prevent you doing this. We just drove back from Mexico through the Mexican central mountain region and she ran like a charm. I change the oil and filter and grease the front end every 2500 miles, and always check the valve clearances and tune up the engine at the same time. Because of our travel we carry a good supply of parts including a complete change out of the ignition system. The spare parts are included in the sale. We have the 2 children's' cots, one for in the pop top and the other above the driver and passenger seats.  Nice set up for a family of four. Also have the rear door mosquito screen and screens for the driver and passenger windows. The louvered windows are screened.

So why are we selling Pumper? The reason we began our travel odyssey in 2009 was due to Wendi's (the co-pilot) health, and we did not know how many years we would be able to do what we had always dreamed of doing. Unfortunately for health reasons we need to be less radical in our travel and we have bought a 5th Wheel and truck to travel in a little more luxury and restrict our travel closer to home although we still want to be full-timers. We could put her in storage which is why we have a reserve on the bidding but she was made to be driven, and to think of her sitting in storage for next 5 years would just not be right. It's time for someone else to enjoy her.

We have lots more images if you are really serious in bidding and I will provide any information you need on her maintenance record.

Shipping would be the buyers responsibility and we would require a deposit at auction close, with payment within 3 days of the close of the auction. PayPal would be good. No panic to pick her up, we don't need her out of our driveway or garage, but you might want to make it quick to enjoy the summer and all the attention she gets.

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IIHS says these are the safest cars of 2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed its annual list of Top Safety Picks, an award that highlights automobiles it says offer "superior crash protection." A new and still more significant award, the Top Safety Pick+ honor, is given to those vehicles that earn good ratings for occupant protection in four out of five areas of measure. And while some 117 vehicles were given the TSP seal of approval for 2013, just 13 passed muster for TSP+.
To be fair, IIHS only evaluated 29 vehicles with its new testing procedures for TSP+ (we'd expect that the number of qualified cars will rise substantially for 2014). Luxury and Near Luxury midsize cars were the first groups evaluated, followed by midsizers in the Moderately Priced Cars category - unsurprisingly, it's only midsize cars that you'll find among the class this year.
Only two luxury sedans made the list of 13 for 2013: the Acura TL and Volvo S60. The other 11 cars on the list included entries from domestic, Japanese and German car makers: Dodge Avenger, Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord (sedan and coupe), Kia Optima (but not its close kin, the Hyundai Sonata, strangely), Nissan Altima, Subaru Legacy and Outback, Suzuki Kizashi and the Volkswagen Passat all made the grade.

Volkswagen drops "GTi" lawsuit against Suzuki

Tue, 02 Oct 2012

Way back in 2004, Volkswagen took umbrage with Suzuki being granted permission to use the nameplate "SWIFT GTi" for a performance variant of its small-car offering (2012 equivalent seen here). Now, eight years and surely some very steep legal bills later, VW has finally dropped its claim against Suzuki.
The General Court of the European Union stated, back in March of this year, that Suzuki's GTi registration could not be confused with VW's "Golf GTI." Volkswagen had appealed that ruling, though has now reportedly called off the dogs. In fact, Germany's Die Welt reports that the appeal has been dead for several weeks now.
This news comes amongst continued arbitration acrimony between the two automakers, all revolving around VW's forced divestiture of nearly 20-percent stake it purchased in Suzuki some two years ago.

NA auto output to reach 11-year peak

Thu, 13 Jun 2013

According to Automotive News, automakers are expected to manufacture 16 million light vehicles in North America in 2013. That's up 500,000 units from last year and marks the largest number since 2002. The prediction comes courtesy of LMC Automotive and IHS Automotive, which point to the improving US economy as a bellwether for total production. LMC Automotive says North America will produce 16 million vehicles while IHS has a slightly more optimistic forecast of 16.1 million units. A total of seven automakers are slated to increase production on the continent this year. Nissan is set to see the largest jump at 20 percent over last year.
Volkswagen, meanwhile, is one of the only manufacturers predicted to scale back production. Analysts expect the German company's output to fall by 23 percent to 170,000 units, thanks in part to slow demand for the Volkswagen Passat and Jetta.