Up for No reserve auction is my 1987 Volkswagen vanagon GL westfalia camper van with 159,000 well taken care of miles. Let me start off by saying this is a great running and driving very original camper with a clean title that is Pennsylvania state inspected / emissions inspected till april 2014, drive anywhere ! Included is its extensive service history records from 2000 on and all the original books and manuals it came with new, as well as a factory Bentley service manual!
Exterior: Original paint is decent, does show its age and has a few bumps / scratches and bruises but a good ten footer and better than most for the age of the van (remember the paint is over 25 years old!). There is a bra on the front but not due to any front end damage or anything like that i just liked the look and helps protect the paint from road debris. It has a nice trailer hitch on the rear to accommodate a bike rack, mount a cargo basket etc. The fiberglass pop top is in great condition as well as the front cargo area. All the lights work as well as doors open and close properly. It has the factory Aluminum 14 inch wheels and NICE proper load range tires with about 11/32nds tread (more than 3/4) remaining. Underside of the van is VERY nice and rust FREE! I have not seen any indication the vans been repainted or involved in an accident or had prior collision repairs done.
Interior: Original westfalia conversion camper interior, grey in color. Shows only minor wear, no rips or tears in the upholstery, a few minor stains here and there but nice for its age. t. Front seats are in good shape and Power windows work but passengers does go up a bit slower than the drivers. Original tables are there in good shape and all doors / cabinets open and close properly . Has an aftermarket cd player with aux. input but for some reason the drivers side speaker does not work. All the original camper stuff is there, light above the stove works , the original refrigerator works on 12 volts as well as 110 but i have NOT tried the LP gas system for the fridge or burners but was told it worked. Sink worked fine hooked up to the water and 110 outlet works when power is hooked up. All the curtains are there in good shape and It has ALL the original screens that came with these new, The side sliding door screen, a rear hatch screen , the hanging mesh basket, l the front privacy curtain that goes in the drivers compartment to cover the front and side windows. The top bunk mattresses are in good condition and no mold or any other funky stuff growing on the ceiling of the top. The right side rear below the bed under the factory rear air conditioner the contact paper is coming down alittle bit in the corner but i have it held up there for now (could simply glue it back up i suppose) The westy has a BRAND NEW go westy 3 screen canvas installed as well !
Engine , suspension , brakes and drive line: The engine runs good, doesn't overheat, leak , use oil and cruises nice down the road. The automatic transmission shifts very nice and engages in gear just as it should. The suspension and steering is tight, does not pull or anything like that and wheel is strait while driving.
SERVICE HISTORY! : I have preformed mechanical services to the van since ive had it ( I am a certified auto technician ) and i have all the records of replaced parts and (major) services done to it from the previous owner. Here is a list, dates, cost and mileages when parts and services were done:
-February 2002 : 133,831 miles. front control arm bushings. wipers. wheel alignment. replace catalytic converter pipes and gaskets. remove, Dissemble and reseal transmission. $2,656.77
-October 2004: 143,196 miles. Rear wheel cylinders . coolant expansion tank. coolant level sensor. hvac blower motor. heater core. coolant flush. swaybar bushings. fuel pressure regulator. exhaust manifold. $1066.07
October 2004: 143,455. Remove and replace starter. $280.00
November 2004: 149,297. Radiator. Coolant fan switch. brake master cylinder. $720.31
Since ive had it (april of 2013) : like i mentioned before I am an auto technician so upon purchasing the van i went over it and replaced everything i thought needed to be replaced to make it safe and reliable for my family and I to drive in. (comes with receipts from parts purchased since ive had it)
Replaced the coolant. resurfaced the front brake rotors an installed a very good quality set of German brake pads. cleaned and adjusted the rear drum brakes. replaced a few burnt out exterior light bulbs. wiper blades. alternator belt. air filter. fuel filter and fuel pump. spark plugs. coolant hose junction. balanced the tires. changed the oil (still has many miles go before needing an oil change). Pennsylvania state inspection and emissions inspection till April of 2014. Just replaced the battery with a very good quality Interstate Mega tron.
Vans defects: the van is over 25 years old so it has a few things that would have to be fixed to make it perfect. the paint is original and has scratches, a few dings etc. there is one spot around the side window that has rust as well as a spot with some bodywork in the passengers lower fender behind the wheel well by the mudflap. The passengers side power window switch could be secured better in the door panel (falls out sometimes). You have to remove the radio face plate when parked to avoid the radio drawing battery current and after a period of time draining the battery (simple fix) someone wired it in wrong i think. Fuel gauge does not work, it could be the panel in the dash or the sending unit or wiring. I have not checked into it honestly besides visually checking the harness that goes down the the sending unit in the gas tank and cleaning the connector. I just set the Trip odometer and fill it up when i hit a certain mileage, never really bothered me. The air conditioning unit is there with all hoses etc. and compressor spins fine but i never put a belt on it (due to unwanted engine power draw). The right rear interior in the back where the overhead air condition unit is mounted is sagging alittle bit and contact paper starting to come off (have it taped/stapled back up). The rear hatch struts dont work to hold the hatch up but previous owner installed a piece of PVC on the outside of the right side one so when the hatch is all the way up you can lock it in place (good idea i thought). I am just trying to list this van and explain it as it is and be honest as possible in its condition but due to its age and being used it is sold AS-IS . I get many compliments/thumbs up when driving it and EVERYONE wants to talk about it when your at a campground.
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Hedge fund managers have been suing Porsche for years now, alleging that the car company lied about its intentions during its failed attempt to take over Volkswagen, a gambit that caused them billion in losses. Over the same period, authorities in Stuttgart built a criminal case against former CEO Wendelin Wiedeking (above, left) and Chief Financial Officer Holger Härter (right), filing charges in December 2012. When those fund plaintiffs lost their most recent court case, one of the dimming lights in the dark and receding tunnel was that the criminal investigation might unearth more evidence about Porsche's actions that could help the plaintiffs in pending litigation.
Bloomberg reports that another light has gone out, though, with a Stuttgart court dismissing the market manipulation case before going to trial because, as a court spokesperson said, "there wasn't enough evidence backing up the charges." When prosecutors get the files back from the court, they have a week to decide to refile, but unless they've been sandbagging evidence that could bolster the case, the only lights at the end of the tunnel will be those welcoming Wiedeking and Härter back to the world of legally unencumbered men.
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
According to a report in Autocar, Volkswagen might have more in mind for the XL1 than mining it for advances to grace the next-generation Golf. Aiming to fight the Honda FCEV due for public consumption next year, we're told VW executives have put a four-door, four-seater version of the XL1 - it could be called XL2 - on the drawing board. The impetus is said to come from the top, with VW Group chairman Ferdinand Piëch intent on staying in the deep end of "super-efficent vehicles."
Autocar suspects the necessary changes could raise the weight of the car from 1,749 pounds to 2,068 pounds, which would make it four pounds less than the 2,072-pound Up! we drove a few years ago. Crucially, however, the mag thinks the extra capacity wouldn't change the two-seater's 310-mile-per-gallon rating, with tech tweaks and the aerodynamic benefit of a longer car offsetting the weight. Speculation is that the back seats would be staggered like the fronts in order to maintain the XL1's overall profile.
We recently heard about another XL1 variant that's gone off the radar entirely, the Ducati-engined XLR that we thought we'd see at the Geneva Motor Show and that was said to be going into production, so this one could go the same way. The biggest hurdle to making such an idea a reality, though, could be the price: the current XL1 costs 110,000 euros ($146,116). If VW really is going to compete with the Honda FCEV and the Toyota FCV - $70,000 in Japan - that might be where it wants to start.
Sun, 24 Feb 2013
Even though we've finally gotten a look at the production version of the 261-mile per gallon Volkswagen XL1, this aero-shaped two-seater was never intended for high-volume sales. Fortunately, it sounds like the same isn't true for the car's diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain, which, according to a report from AutoCar, could make its way under the hood of another Volkswagen model: the Up! minicar (shown above).
A potential Up! Hybrid would likely be able to return some of the same impressive fuel economy numbers as the XL1, but it would be a more realistic car with more passenger space and greater production capacity. The hand-built XL1 will use a 47-horsepower, two-cylinder TDI engine paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the 27-hp electric motor and lithium-ion battery helps deliver an all-electric driving range of 31 miles.
One of the core pillars of the XL1's design is its lightweight construction with a 1752-pound curb weight, which makes the Up! a perfect recipient for using this powertrain since it weighs just 300 pounds more. The report says that the Up! Hybrid is still in the developmental phase, so a production version isn't expected for at least another 18 months.
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