Westfalia Tdi Biodiesel Solar Roof 2-tank Elsbett S.v.o. on 2040-cars
Sausalito, California, United States
1987 white Westfalia (full Camper)
2001 TDI Turbo Diesel Engine (from a 2001 Jetta) 4-Speed manual Transmission 120 Horse Power (est.) 200 Footpound of Torque (est.) Biodiesel compatible Elsbett Kit to run on pure Vegetable Oil (SVO) 30 - 35 Miles per Gallon Solar Roof powers 2 Batteries, Refrigerator, DVD Player 16 Inch Aluminum Wheels with Falken Tyres Tow Hitch (2 Inch) will carry a Dirt Bike Euro Body Kit (Fibre Glass Bumpers and Side Panels) New Paint New Tent Canvas included (from GoWesty.com)* Rebuilt Engine with only 28 K Mi Rebuilt Transmission only 28 K Mi 20 Gallon Tank (replacing Stock Tank) 12 Gallon 2nd Tank for Vegetable Oil Full Westfalia Camper Sleeps 4 - 5 2-Burner Stove Refridgerator with 110V (Plug-in), 12V (off Battery) or Propane Larger Propane Tank: 6 Gallons (instead of 3 Gallon in Stock Tank) Sink with Water Tank, electric Pump and Faucet PLEASE E-MAIL WITH QUESTIONS, AND INCLUDE A VALID PHONE NUMBER WITH BEST TIMES TO CALL. E-MAILS WITHOUT A VALID PHONE NUMBER WILL NOT BE RESPONDED TO. THANK YOU. *New Tent Canvas intended for Self-Installation (new, in Box, grey, Acrylic) or we can refer you to an Installer in San Rafael, CA! |
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VW debuts Get Happy Super Bowl ad
Mon, 28 Jan 2013
Brace yourself for another tidal wave of Super Bowl commercials. Volkswagen has released its spot for this year's big game. Set to air during the second quarter, the Get Happy spot follows one jubilant office worker as he makes his way through the day, spreading joy wherever he goes. The source of his happiness? A Volkswagen Beetle, of course. Now, if you're wondering why a gaggle of white guys are running around on your screen with Jamaican accents, it will help to know the spot is part of a larger Get Happy campaign featuring Jimmy Cliff.
The first ad in the series featured the artist singing his rendition of "C'Mon, Get Happy," complete with a little help from some notorious unhappy YouTube stars. You can take a look at the new ad before it airs below, along with the complete press release for a little more background.
VW makes $9.2B offer for rest of truckmaker Scania
Sun, 23 Feb 2014Volkswagen owns or has controlling interests in three commercial truck operations: besides its own, VW began buying shares in Sweden's Scania in 2000 and now controls 89.2 percent of its shares and 62.6 percent of its capital, then bought into Germany's Man in 2006 - in order to prevent Man from trying to take over Scania - and now owns 75 percent of it. The car company has managed to work out 200 million euros in savings, but believes it can unlock a total of 650 million euros in savings if it takes outright control of Scania and can spread more common parts among the three divisions.
It has proposed a 6.7-billion-euro ($9.2 billion) buyout, but according to a Bloomberg report, Scania's minority investors don't appear inclined to the deal. Although effectively controlled by VW, Scania is an independently-listed Swedish company, and a profitable one at that: in the January-September 2013 period its operating profit was 9.4 percent compared to Man's 0.4 percent. Some of the other shareholders believe that Scania is better off on its own and will not approve the deal, some have asked an auditor to look into the potential conflict of interest between VW and Man, while some are willing to examine the deal and "make an evaluation based on what a long-term owner finds is good," which might not be just "the stock market price plus a few percent." The buyout will only be official assuming VW can reach the 90-percent share threshold that Swedish law mandates for a squeeze-out.
Many of the arguments against boil down to investors believing that Scania's Swedishness and unique offerings are what keep it profitable, and ownership by the German car company will kill that. (Have we heard that somewhere before?) If Volkswagen can buy that additional 0.8-percent share in Scania, perhaps its buyout wrangling with Man will give it an idea of what it's in for: "dozens" of minority investors in the German truckmaker have filed cases against VW, seeking higher prices for their shares. It is likely only to delay the inevitable, though. If VW is really going to compete with Daimler and Volvo in the truck market, it has to get the size, clout and savings to do so.
2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
Tue, 12 Feb 2013More Fun Than A Prius, Less Sensible Than A TDI
Let's have some fun, and do some math. We're talking pretty rudimentary stuff, multiplication and division, to figure out if the upcoming Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid can make a baseline case for itself against two very strong competitors in this segment. The competitors in question, at least for now, are two more Jettas: the diesel-drinking TDI and the fit-for-the-masses SE with VW's long-serving 2.5-liter engine.
To keep the equations clean and simple (hey, we're writers), we'll calculate based on the most flattering EPA miles per gallon stat from highway driving for all cars, assume a healthy 20,000 miles driven per year, and factor in today's average cost for the respective fuels these three require: diesel (TDI), regular (SE) and premium (Hybrid). We'll also start with the base prices for all models.