Bad dashboard panoramic and pic dump of the van

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 03/09/2014 at 18:21 • Filed to: None

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Went out to fire up the van after its sat for about a month. Still sounds like shit, still looks like shit, but I've never posted any proper pictures of it on here. All taken on the pocket potato.

So much glare

This thing is the best invention ever.

Truck chassis under a "mini-van" yo.

HDR really fucked up this last photo. But gold pinstripes.

Expect all these to be reused in an upcoming review.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:23

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Any plans for it?

 > jkm7680 03/09/2014 at 18:24

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Bang bug conversion.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680 03/09/2014 at 18:25

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Fix it, sell it, burn it maybe. Not entirely sure yet. My mom wants to keep it to transport her and her friends down to the Lake of the Ozarks. I want to sell it and have more cash to go car shopping.

jkm7680 >  03/09/2014 at 18:26

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Yeah, I was going to say, fix up the suspension, draw the curtains, and get it ready for sexytimes.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:27

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Burn it! Nah, you could part it out, or just sell it. The interior looks remarkably clean for a van of it's age though.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680 03/09/2014 at 18:32

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It's pretty clean, but it's what you can't see in the pictures that's bad. The dash has an inch wide crack in it, and a few more cracks in other places. The carpet is a mess, and the wood, actually real wood, needs to be refinished.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:33

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Hey, I had one of those a few years ago! It was burgundy with an interior to match...in burgundy. Burgundy burgundy burgundy. And a leaky exhaust. No curtains though, and no sleek side graphics, so I'd say these two are matched for ... grooviness.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:34

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Yeah, in that case. My suggestions would be to either fix it up and sell it. Or leave it in it's current shape and sell it. Fixing it would probably involve more money than it is worth though. It's a nice touch that real wood though.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 03/09/2014 at 18:37

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Oh my god, the exhaust! The exhaust on these things are shit. We've had to change it at least 5 times in the 15 years we've had it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680 03/09/2014 at 18:42

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It's still worth $2,500 according to KBB. Still not worth it to fix it though, Probably just sell it and raise my buying budget.

Maxaxle > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:54

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I have no idea why you would need a surge protector for your battery.

Maxaxle > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:54

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Argh, that paint!

Maxaxle > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:55

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Battery meter?
[jealousness intensifies]

Maxaxle > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:55

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What's this four-digit meter?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Maxaxle 03/09/2014 at 18:57

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It's actually a sort of shut off for the battery. Something in the electrical system drains the battery so we had to put that on to stop it. Once it hits a low enough voltage level, it breaks the complete circuit to stop it from draining.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/09/2014 at 18:58

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Yeah, that's a good idea.