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Topic: Will miss my VW :(

JaneH

27/3/2007 at 6:57pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: Autocruise stardream

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With much sadness we have decided to change the van and will soon be parting with our trusty 'Beryl'. She has been a star over the past 18 months travelling all over the UK and helping us to consume much of the red stuff on the way!

We need something wih a bit more space and can't afford to go up in price range to the T5 so have bought a Peugeot Boxer Stardream. I will really honestly miss the VW especially the engine noise - does that sound sad or what?

Anyway...... to all those other VW folks out there I will still carry on waving whatever van/camper/mh you are driving, I've even waved to white van men when I've not been concentrating

hopefully the next person to buy her will love her as much as we have,

Jane

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27/3/2007 at 10:37pm
Location: None Entered
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Hi Jane
I am sure you will have loads of happy memories to keep you going but you will soon settle with your new van and I hope you will be very happy.

I understand about the waving as I found myself waving at a campervan driver today as he was filling up with petrol at a service station, I was parked at traffic lights and was in my car - don't know what he thought.

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AndyVines

28/3/2007 at 12:53pm
Location: Market Harborough
Outfit: Hymer B534

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We changed from our VW T25 Westfalia to our current Hymer B534 last November and although I still miss the VW's character etc. there is no way I could go back to one now having enjoyed the bigger van, wouldn't mind a T25 Bluestar as a runaround though.

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Biker Jeff

28/3/2007 at 5:13pm
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You do miss the old Vee Dubs, cos they are so cool. But they are no comparison to a new van, that does everything brilliantly, are loads more reliable, and are a lot more pleasure to drive.

billy

28/3/2007 at 7:07pm
Location: North Essex
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We had our T25 for 7 yrs until we sold it a couple of months ago--yes I certainly miss it & I'll miss things like Vanfest---but having said that we go to France & down into Spain in the summer--& it just got too old---done loads of work on it over the years-new engine etc-but we had to have it brought back from France with a busted gearbox last year(cheers Green Flag!) so it had to go--rather than spend £20k+ on a modern T4--more cost effective was modern front end(Citroen Berlingo) & old back end ('88 Eriba Pan)---like you, Andy-tempted to get a Multivan or even a Doka to play with--dunno tho-gotta stop keep lookin on German ebay & mobile.de-----

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nova wight

29/3/2007 at 4:36pm
Location: Hayling tIsland
Outfit: V.W Topaz

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Just brought a V dub, Topaz still getting to know each other, had a Bay window in 1972, cried when we parted company,even remember her reg, VBK 210K. (HOW SAD IS THAT), still looking when on the road. I wonder if she alive.

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wilms

29/3/2007 at 7:44pm
Location: Northampton
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hi nova found this for you on the dvla site makes you wonder what happened to her after 87

The vehicle details for VBK 210K are:

Date of Liability	01 02 1987
Date of First Registration	18 05 1972
Year of Manufacture	Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc)	1584CC
CO2 Emissions	Not Available
Fuel Type	Petrol
Export Marker	Not Applicable
Vehicle Status	Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour	WHITE
we had a bay called wilma for 7 years upgraded to our t4 named easi 3years ago still miss wilma at times but wouldnt ever go back have very happy memories of that time but love the convenience of easi

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nova wight

30/3/2007 at 9:43am
Location: Hayling tIsland
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Thanks Wilms, Looks as though she has gone to the great, vw heavan in the sky, or maybe she.s laid up somewhere

Biker Jeff

30/3/2007 at 11:14am
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Its probably in some Surfie's garage, having a restoration done on it.

It'll most likely be seen in Newquay this summer with Quicksilver stickers all over it.

nova wight

30/3/2007 at 1:09pm
Location: Hayling tIsland
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