1989 Volkswagen Vanagon Campmobile Van Camper 3-door 2.1l on 2040-cars
Bidwell, Ohio, United States
1989 VW Vanagon Westfalia for sale. 2.1 L watercooled, 4 speed trans., 237,000 miles, sold as is.
This van has carried me from Mexico to Canada and from California to our farm in southeastern Ohio. It's been parked (for several months) since the engine blew blue smoke and stopped running. The engine turns over but doesn't start. Since our family has outgrown the van, I'm not going to fix it. The rest of the van is basically good. I had the rust removed and repainted about 4 years ago. A few paint bubbles are visible. The photos show a cracked head light, crack on sliding door and canvas repairs. I hate to give it up since it's filled with great memories but it's time to let it go. I have a file of maintainence records. Note: long ago I installed the factory fix (a recall) for "vanagon disease" so that's not an issue. Camping features: 2 burner range, sink, 3-way refrig, two tables, upper bed, lower bed (back seat lays flat), closets, privacy curtains for all windows, moon window opens for ventilation, rear hatch bug net, tool to lock rear hatch open (for ventilation), awning in good shape, front seats swivel (and have armrests), factory installed window tint on all windows (a very rare feature). |
Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon for Sale
- 1968 volkswagen bus van. original owner. orig california van. no rust no reserve
- 1979 volkswagen westfalia bus immaculate condition low miles babied must see
- 1966 green fullyrest11windowkombiexcelcondmoviereadycanopy!
- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 westfaila kombi weekender vw bus(US $14,200.00)
- Brown 1985 vw vanagon in fla. manual transmission. runs great!(US $6,000.00)
Auto Services in Ohio
Walt`s Auto Inc ★★★★★
Verity Auto & Cycle Repair ★★★★★
Vaughn`s Auto Svc ★★★★★
Truechoice ★★★★★
The Mobile Mechanic of Cleveland ★★★★★
The Car Guy ★★★★★
Auto blog
An inside look at VW's new California R&D center
Thu, 18 Oct 2012Less than two months ago, the Volkswagen Group opened a new facility in Oxnard, California (about an hour's drive west of Los Angeles). The $27 million investment, touted as Test Center California (TCC), serves as a research and development lab testing emissions for all brands under Volkswagen's umbrella, including its newest member, Porsche. While still not fully operational, we toured the new 64,000-square-foot building last week and had a first-hand opportunity to see just how much work is involved testing engines and meeting increasingly stringent government emissions standards.
Replacing a similar facility established in 1990 in Westlake Village (about 20-minutes east of the new location), our guide explained how Oxnard was chosen for its temperate climate, varied regional terrain for test drives and low altitude. (The area is only a few feet above sea level - a critical parameter when instrument testing emissions.) The new facility is capable of analyzing hundreds of vehicles, prototypes and customer-owned vehicles, annually.
Most interesting to us was the huge stainless steel climate chamber, with a massive four-wheel dynamometer that allows VW to test running vehicles in both scorching desert and freezing climates without ever leaving the building (an Audi Q7 was running in place during our visit). We were also mesmerized by the countless storage tanks and intricate plumbing of chemicals, stored in both liquid and gas states, needed to perform the variety of tests. Lastly, we took a look at Bugatti's service center on the west coast, located completely within the new center. While there were no supercars on site, the facility is equipped with plenty of spare forged wheels (mounted with expensive Michelin PAX tires) and a Veyron-specific repair jig that allows the vehicle to be completely disassembled, if needed. It is a shame that the facility, which set off all of our automotive geek alerts, is closed to the public.
UK auto magazine says this is the best car commercial of all time [w/videos]
Thu, 20 Dec 2012There have been many great car commercials over the years, but is it possible to define the best? Well, Ad Week recently took a crack at it by rating the top commercials of the year by looking at their view counts on YouTube, but Auto Express took a more democratic approach by putting the decision to a vote. Just after Thanksgiving, Auto Express came up with a list of the 20 popular commercials, and it tasked its readers with choosing the winner for the best car ad of all time. The winner? Honda's 2003 commercial for its then-new European Accord titled "The Cog."
While the ad never aired in the US, most car people have surely seen the impressive Rube Goldberg-style spot. In fact, the only commercial on this list that we saw on US television was the Volkswagen ad "The Force," but many of the others have become viral videos, including transforming and dancing Citroën C4. Of the 19 other commercials that vied for the title of best ad of all time, only the Ford Puma "Steve McQueen" commercial gave Honda a run for its advertising money.
Scroll down to watch Auto Express' top five commercial in order and to check out a press release, then let us know some of your favorite car commercials in Comments.
2015 Volkswagen GTI [w/video]
Fri, 26 Apr 2013The 911 Of Hot Hatches Takes The Compact Game To New Levels
North American car buyers get a bit of a slap in the face when it comes to delivery schedules for new the Volkswagen Golf and pumped-up GTI models. We'll just repeat the old chestnut: It's worth the wait... even though it still stinks. This time around, Western Europe is taking deliveries of the new Golf as we speak, and GTI deliveries start between May and July. North America doesn't get the Mk7 Golf or GTI until about July of 2014.
So we approached our first drive of the new GTI with this chip on our shoulder: "You're making us wait? Well, then at least give us the exact car we'll be able to buy. No compromises, mein freund." And so it was that we extracted nearly all of our drive impressions from behind the wheel of what, for the United States, will technically be a model year 2015 two-door Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance with the standard six-speed manual.