Newbie - T3 California

[Mr Soft]

Hi all,

Just signed up, have been a T3 Westy California owner for 5 yrs now, really enjoy it, can be very hands in at times thou'! It's an '89 model, fairly standard & original, with a few subtle refinements.
Are there many T3 Cali owners on here, or is it more suited to the T4/5 Cali?

Thanks for looking in,

Bob

 

[James]

Hi all,

Just signed up, have been a T3 Westy California owner for 5 yrs now, really enjoy it, can be very hands in at times thou'! It's an '89 model, fairly standard & original, with a few subtle refinements.
Are there many T3 Cali owners on here, or is it more suited to the T4/5 Cali?

Thanks for looking in,

Bob

I think you're our first Bob.

T3 California or Atlantic lovely campers Have to post some pics.

Welcome along

James

 

[Mr Soft]

T3 California pics;

Isle of Wight
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u49 ... 352191.jpg

Busfest 2012
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u49 ... G_9968.jpg

Bob


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[TwentyOneThirtyFive]

By chance, are you the T3 California that zoomed past a white T4 Cali on the M3 northbound on Monday night?

Welcome. Lovely vans - If you are free this weekend, would be great to get a T3 Cali at COTF.

dan

 

[Mr Soft]

Wasn't me, my van doesn't zoom anywhere (small engine, heavy van)!! Already have plans this weekend, otherwise I would have looked at coming down.
Thanks for the warm welcome, so far.

Bob


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[TwentyOneThirtyFive]

I was a bit surprised. We'd just crept past them in one of those oh-so-painful 58/60mph overtaking maneuvers, when out of nowhere they came back past like a rocket!

I suspect scoobie power :lol:

Anyway, was nice to see two generations of Westie on the same stretch of road.

dan

 

[James]

Wasn't me, my van doesn't zoom anywhere (small engine, heavy van)!! Already have plans this weekend, otherwise I would have looked at coming down.
Thanks for the warm welcome, so far.

Bob


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TD or Petrol?

Pics look good

James

 

[Mr Soft]

1.6 TD. Thanks, van not in bad nick, for it's age, the odd scratch, ding & stone chip, but all OG paint, decals etc.
Not too shabby for a 24yr old!!

Bob


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[James]

1.6 TD. Thanks, van not in bad nick, for it's age, the odd scratch, ding & stone chip, but all OG paint, decals etc.
Not too shabby for a 24yr old!!

Bob


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Yeah there's not much power in those TD T3's but realistically that's the only engine to have to run one regularly. I had a Vanagon Carat (91) with a 2.1 petrol and we had to have a LPG conversion fitted, may as well towed a petrol station otherwise

Lots of power with the 2,1 but woeful economy - mine was an automatic as well lol.

James

 

[Mr Soft]

Friend of mine has an LPG'd SA T3 2.5ltr Economy is about the same around town, within 4-5mpg, but is less than half the price of petrol!
Would of liked the Cali to have been a 2.1 for the extra pull, but they are pretty rare beasts, a few Atlantics had the 2.1, but as the Cali was the 'budget' model I think most people ordered the 1.6TD.

Bob


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[James]

Friend of mine has an LPG'd SA T3 2.5ltr Economy is about the same around town, within 4-5mpg, but is less than half the price of petrol!
Would of liked the Cali to have been a 2.1 for the extra pull, but they are pretty rare beasts, a few Atlantics had the 2.1, but as the Cali was the 'budget' model I think most people ordered the 1.6TD.

Bob


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The 2.1 is also complicated when it goes wrong, having an American van made it more complicated. If I was buying again, it would be TD or a conversion to a 1.9 d.

You're right, I have not seen many petrol California's but seen quite a few Atlantics. There's a lovely Atlantic for sale at Justwestys at the mo.

James

 

[Mr Soft]

I am also a member of a T3/T25 specific forum.



A few mor pics of the Cali!

@Busfest 2012


Old wheel choice!


Arty shot!!



Bob

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T3 - The original California