VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Posted: **Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:22 am**

JL wrote: Nurburgring tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

6 speed on the floor is cool but never in NA, which is too bad

she mighta made better time if the rig wasn't a right hand drive

Bloody Brits

bringing their own freakish rig to the Nuerburgring

Posted: **Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:18 pm**

Love that Jl!!!! The driver is great - funny that she hugged the van before the guys when she came into the studio at the end. And if you watch Part 1 you'll see she was saying she could beat the Top Gear guy's time when he drove a Jaguar even in a van. She'd make a great kiter or windsurfer I think. That drive reminded me so much of my epic trip down from Mt St Helens in the Sprinter coming back from the Gorge the first time. I kept up with the sports bike club's vanguard, who were scraping the leather off their knees - and doing double takes when they saw the Sprinter in their mirrors coming out of the turns. One of those once-only things, nothing still in the cupboards at the end and did two normal years of brake wear in 15 minutes. It was a lot of fun to see what the van could really do

Posted: **Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:48 pm**

You should see what she could do when she was driving the ring taxi. I got to do few laps of the ring (as a passenger) in a fully race prepped BMW 318ti (with a guy who attends all the open track days at the ring behind the wheel) and got to watch her pass us like we were standing still several times.

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:56 pm**

I still think VW is the solution ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cccg1ifsJlE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPaR_-OL ... re=related

.. solution for sandy beaches ..

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:29 pm**

I like the California

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNwb81gE ... re=related

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:03 pm**

Vw California is nice .. as long as its 4x4 .. I spent some time on Kauai island and had tons of fun with rented 4x4 on the sandy beaches ..

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:06 pm**

Nice

Please post rental details !!!

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:27 pm**

It was Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 from one of the airport rental companies .. with the signed waiver stated I cant go off-road

.. but i always have a hard time to read small font .. the good tip is to lower tire pressure when on the sand

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:56 pm**

Peter Dee wrote:Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 ....signed waiver stated I cant go off-road

Good one, so the 4X4 option was for that tough paved parking lot at the beach....

Love the 4x4 but the VW's are a nightmare for maintenance. And that little dirt road patch they put the van through....my honda civic couldda handled THAT

I do love my AWD for that tho

and the interior space/dutch rear doors, the only reasons I still have the bucket of US bolts

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:16 pm**

Honda element: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJAoz99d ... re=related Roof tent: http://www.pnw4runners.com/fj/rtt/8.jpg http://www.autohomeus.com/ http://www.ursaminorvehicles.com/camper.htm

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:41 am**

.. Toyota FJ Cruiser is awesome .. great idea !!

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 11:31 am**

http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/JeepTestDrive.htm Great photos of a trip around the Olympic Peninsula

Here is a sprinter conversion: http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/2006Sho ... ersion.htm

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 8:05 pm**

Jeep looks very cool .. single person thought .. If there would be sleeping for two Im IN

.. I love that solar panel in the front ..

Posted: **Mon May 14, 2012 12:35 pm**

There is also the trailer option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... qhsfrM96SQ

Posted: **Mon May 14, 2012 10:22 pm**

Vancouver Island off-road/camping trailer. This will survive the road the road to Nitinat. <a href="/http://crtrailer.ca/products.php?id=offroad">Canadian Range Trailers</a>

VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

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