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1970 VW Bus. Walk through. Nice solid California bus. Original beige paint, with a little patina / surface rust. Some rust in battery tray, and rear of driver floor. See pics. Otherwise no holes I can see anywhere else. Underneath all around is solid solid solid. Some rust around windshield coming through paint. Undercoating is flaking off and is nice and clean underneath. Surface rust otherwise where not undercoated. Tranny is supposed to be good. Cannot guarantee that though. Missing motor, interior (with exception of visors), and seats. Steering column is off, but have it with parts. Someone screwed up the splines for the steering wheel on the steering shaft. Will need a new shaft. The shaft is still attached to the steering box though, (just the column and bracket to hold it to the dash is off. Dash seems complete, even the og radio is there. Have all parts as seen in pics, including some engine tin, good rear bumper, rear panel, couple other gauge clusters, oil bath air filter, spare rim, motor mount / carrier, etc. Front windshield is cracked. All other glass looks good. Brakes are bad and do not work. E brake works. A few dings and dents. Nothing major. All floors in passenger compartment solid as well. Tires are just rollers, poor condition. Someone's attempt to make a tow bar attachment is bolted to front bumper. It is no good, dont plan on using it! I run a restoration / fabrication shop. I can do the work to get it on the road if winner desires. Get it running, brakes, slam it, etc. Shop rate is $55 per hour. Rocketshoes Vintage Garage. Look it up if you want to see example of my work. How much to fix it? It depends on how far you go with it. Can be anywhere from 3-10k. To restore, even more. Any questions let me know, thanks! call or text 209 606 two eight six nine Located in Lebec, CA. Between Bakersfield and L.A. About an hour north of Hollywood in the hills, right of the I-5 Freeway. Title is in my name, all clear. Currently registered on a non-op. No license plates. You can get those when you register it in your name. I will let the auction run its course. I do not have a buy it now price.

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Mon, 14 Apr 2014

Cadillac and Buick have taken the trophies in J.D. Power's latest Customer Service Index Study examining satisfaction with dealer service. Surveying more than 90,000 owners and lessees of 2009-2013 model-year cars, the study found that those with pre-paid maintenance packages were ten percent more likely to buy their next car from the same brand.
Dealer satisfaction scores have improved overall, Cadillac nabbed the luxury segment ahead of Audi and Lexus, taking the crown that Lexus held last year. Buick keeps the mass-market dealer satisfaction win in the family, finishing ahead of Volkswagen and last year's winner GMC. The study also found that service department use of tablets increased customer satisfaction, as did "best practices" like "providing helpful advice." Who knew?
You can find details on those and more findings in the press release below.

Last VW bus ever made arrives at final destination

Fri, 31 Jan 2014

A Brazilian politician tried to save it, unsuccessfully, so the final Last Edition Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi was produced on December 20, 2013 and now resides in a vintage museum at Volkswagen's Commercial Vehicles HQ in Hanover, Germany.
The Volkswagen Microbus was built for 56 years, starting in September 1957. Brazil was the last country still assembling it, but new safety regulations in the country requiring airbags and ABS on all cars spelled the end. When that politician introduced a bill that would pardon only the 'Bus from a death sentence, it couldn't garner the required number of votes for passage. The South American country takes the Kombi production title, though, with 1.5 million of the 3.5 million total made in the home of Copacabana beach and the girl from Ipanema.
The VW Bus is dead. Now perhaps we can turn our attentions to the still-not-totally-settled matter of the Bulli...

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013

America's minivan wolfpack has just gotten smaller by one. According to Automotive News, Volkswagen officials have confirmed what we've suspected for some time - the Routan is dead. Essentially a lightly reworked version of the Dodge Grand Caravan, the Routan actually hasn't been rolling off of Chrysler's Windsor, Ontario production line at all this year, but VW had yet to confirm its discontinuation. However, Jonathan Browning, CEO of VW America, has reportedly admitted that the Routan is being axed, with remaining units expected to be funneled into corporate functions for "internal purposes."
The move isn't unexpected - the Routan has never been a big seller, with just 57,650 examples moved since sales began in 2008 - peak yearly sales totaled under 16,000 units, and that was back in 2010. And while many have talked of the minivan segment shrinking, Automotive News points out that the segment actually grew 14 percent last year to 597,118 units, though it should be noted that most segments have been on sales upticks as the US economy chugs out of its recession.
So, is volume-crazy Volkswagen prepared to pass on large family vehicle sales? Probably not - the German automaker has signaled that it plans to build a three-row crossover in North America soon, and we wouldn't be surprised if it looks an awful lot like the Crossblue Concept from January's Detroit Auto Show - minus the fancy plug-in diesel powertrain.

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