Peace Van Seattle

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Peace Van Seattle

Post by whc03grady » Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:24 pm

Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
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Post by asiab3 » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:05 am

My friend Stuart Zickiefoose worked there for a bit. It was a nice company with what he told me about.

I enjoy their honesty in listing prices on such a glassy and beautiful web page. It's unusual to see prices that high right up front on an advertisement like that.

I wonder how their one-way rentals work…
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Post by Bleyseng » Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:49 am

My son worked there with the previous owner as now they try to be Gowesty of the North catering to the Amazonians who buy/want/have $45,000 vanagons. A friend needed a rebuilt engine for his vanahon kid hauler and just didnt have the $15,000 for it from them. Found him a good low mile take out 2.1that he is installing for $300!
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Post by Mr Blotto » Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:38 am

Ha! I just saw this place on the train from SeaTac to downtown. Lots of bus/van action in the lot. Wanted to stop and sniff around, but the train had other ideas...
1978 Sage Green Westy - 2.0 FI - SOLD WITH 109887 miles :-(

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Post by Amskeptic » Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:42 pm

Mr Blotto wrote:
Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:38 am
Ha! I just saw this place on the train from SeaTac to downtown. Lots of bus/van action in the lot. Wanted to stop and sniff around, but the train had other ideas...
I am going to pay them a call when I am in Seattle. I did not like the honking huge carburetors on the air-cooled engine. I will present to them a stock fuel injected experience and then make them call Vladimir (luftwagon) for the MegaSquirt alternative.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by Bleyseng » Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:55 am

I hear they will rent out your bus/vanagon camper splitting the fees 60/40 will you. You need to bring your camper upto their snuff to rent it but they do give a discount on any needed repairs.
Hmm, who covers the cost of damage to the camper or the cost of blowing up a engine?
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/

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Re: Peace Van Seattle

Post by Amskeptic » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:47 am

Bleyseng wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:55 am
I hear they will rent out your bus/vanagon camper splitting the fees 60/40 will you. You need to bring your camper upto their snuff to rent it but they do give a discount on any needed repairs.
Hmm, who covers the cost of damage to the camper or the cost of blowing up a engine?
Knowing people as I do, I would never never never rent out my air-cooled VW. These cars are very reactive to drivers with bad driving habits and inattentiveness.
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: Peace Van Seattle

Post by Bleyseng » Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:10 am

Same here as I lent my Westy to a niece and her BF and they lugged the engine a lot I guess. Three pistons with broken rings later.....new pistons and cylinders..and they were OEM Mahle pistons not crappy ones. So if someone did rent out their Westy Bay or Vanagon be prepared as folks just aren't used to driving a real car. What I have to shift it? I can't drive at 85 mph? I need to pull my 25ft boat too....
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/

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