New and hopefully temporary: My diesel vanagon oil pump problem page. :-/

Places to find buses for sale:

• Classified2000
• Trader publications has a US national listing
• The Seattle Times classifieds
• The Vancouver, BC area Buy and Sell weekly newspaper

Checking out prospective buses:

• The Used Bus Buyer's Guide. It's still under development, but a useful guide for a thorough assessment of a candidate vehicle.

Thinking of importing a used bus from the US into Canada? Here's what you'll need to know. (coming soon!)

Fun stuff:

The WetWesties are a group of VW camper folks who like to get together for campouts. Rain doesn't deter them! Group camps and camping info is exchanged through their active mailing list, which anyone can join. Jim Arnott also has an Unofficial WetWesties page.

Our Inuvik trip, in 1996.

Our trip around North America, in 1995.

Technical information:

How to upgrade your bus for journeys under difficult conditions. Contains plans for fabricating skid plates, air intake snorkles, as well as driving tips and spare parts lists.

Diesel links:

Martin Jägersand's very comprehensive VW westfalia diesel site

How safe are Vanagons in crashes? Volvos have a very good crash safety reputation. See what happens when a VW vanagon and a Volvo station wagon crash head-on in a controlled test. 

Mailing lists:

vintagebus: (for VW buses pre-1968)

Type2 list: (for air-cooled buses 1968 - 1983 1/2)

Vanagon list (for Vanagons of any engine configuration, 1980 - 1993)

Eurovan list: (for Eurovans, 1993 - current model year)

Bus-life: Fun, strictly non-technical banter.

wetwesties: VW camping folks in the Pacific Northwest region

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