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How often do you allow your engine idle while you are in the car? Most people will let their engines idle or "run" due to cold weather or due to the fact that they are listening to the radio. However, letting your engine idle is not good for your car or for the environment.

When you let your engine run, you are wasting gas. A few years ago, a couple of friends and I were sitting in my car on a cold night and I had the engine running so that we wouldn't be sitting there freezing. The weather was cold, and by allowing my engine to run while I was in the parked position, I was still able to run the heat in my car (which was the whole point because this was during the winter time). Suddenly, I remember one of my friends telling me that I shouldn't really run my car like that because it was "bad for my car."

There are many people who speculate that allowing your engine to idle is bad for your car, though it is up in the air for debate. When your car is idle, it is going 0 mpg. You aren't moving; you are simply burning fuel. When you are sitting at idle for long periods of time, it can actually do bad things for your car. Keep in mind that vehicles were designed to move, not to just sit and run. Often you might hear people say that turning off you car at idle won't actually save any gas. But with fuel injection technology, if you are going to have your car idling for more than 10 seconds, you will save fuel by turning it off. Depending on where you live, you might notice that someone is stopped at a light and their car is apparently inoperable. However, just before the light turns green, you'll suddenly hear them turning the ignition to put the car into 'drive' again. Again, this is not recommended if you live in a high-traffic area such as New York or Atlanta.

When I was in the police department, during the summer when we were out on long calls- often we would leave the engines running in the event that we needed to get out to get to another call in a hurry. When this was the case, sometimes we would prop open the hoods on our police cruisers. We would do this because when you leave your car running, the engine is running. As a result of the engine running in hot weather, it is extremely easy for the engine to overheat. Therefore, when you open the hood up, it allows more air to get in so that the engine stays a little cooler. Again, this is not recommended for regular people. If you know that you are going to be somewhere for longer than 10 minutes, then it is best to turn off your engine. If you leave your car running, your engine will eventually overheat and will stop running anyway!

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Planning to Buy Your Dream Volkswagen Bay Window Bus!

So you are planning to buy your dream Volkswagen Bay Window Camper but you don't know where to start! Well, Class Campers can hopefully point you in the right direction with our guide to buying a bus.

First of all you must ask yourself why you want one, are you buying from the head or the heart! Put simply if you want something to go on trips with, that is reliable and cheap to run then you are probably reading the wrong article. Although a well maintained VW Camper or bus can be reliable they are not cheap to run. What you must understand is that these vehicles are between 25 and 50 years old (or thereabouts), and have lived long and interesting lives. They require care and attention and for that reason they will not suit someone who wants the perfect ride.

Volkswagon Campers and the author suggested that you shouldn't consider buying one if your reason was because you thought they where cool. Well I have to say, why else would you buy one? It's certainly not for their reliability or fuel efficiency. The reasons why I love Volkswagen Campers so much are the fact that they are cool looking, classic shape, practical to a certain degree and I love the whole culture of owning one.

Anyway back to the matter at hand! Buying a Volkswagen Bus needn't be a nightmare as long as your head does the buying instead of your heart. I must admit that's easier said than done. It's all too easy to turn up see what could be your new bus, rust and all and decide there and then, even before you have looked around it that you want it and you are going to buy it. When you look around a VW bus, try to add up in your head how much all those little repairs are going to cost. Bottoms of the doors are gone! 100 quid each, one rear corner gone! 250 quid. It all adds up and you will quickly reach thousands of pounds. OK, it's difficult to find a perfect one and most will require some work and of course you might be looking for a project to work on your spare time, but nevertheless it's not worth paying 4-6 grand on something that is going to require another 2 or 3 spent on it. Only buy a project if it's a good deal and you can see that it will be worth considerably more once it's done. There is no point in throwing money away after all.

Bottoms of the cab doors, this is not a reason not to buy a bus but factor in at least £100 for each new door. And remember, you are going to need a re-spray once finished. That's another £1000.

Rusty sliding door. These can very difficult to obtain and will cost between £300-450 to buy new, so decide whether any rust can be repaired and if it can't then factor this in to your costs.

Rust around the bottom 12 inches of the body work. This is very serious and will require the services of a professional bodywork specialist. This is very expensive process that could require welding, sanding, smoothing, painting. In most respects rust on the doors is more acceptable than rust on the body of the bus itself.

Check the wheel arches for rust as well these are made up of inners and outers and can be tricky to replace.

Check under the driver and passenger floor mates for holes. I could see the road through one I brought with my heart once!

Now check underneath, with that torch that you remembered to take with you.

Make sure chassis members are in good condition and the out riggers. You do not want to replace these, trust me you really don't.

Make sure seals are intact also.

Now check the roof guttering. As with the body work this can cost a lot of money to put right.

Whilst you're up there and if it has a pop-top; check the condition of the canvas and seals.
Before you start it up, let's have a look at the engine.

Check any obvious oil or fuel leaks, especially near the gear box. Also, check for rust on either side of the engine to the right and left towards the rear light clusters. But most importantly make it appear that you know what you are doing.

This is usually enough for the current owner to admit to problems just as you get to them! You know the sort of problems that you probably would have noticed anyway. Now start the bugger! And listen to the beautiful sound of a Volkswagen Camper. Lets not get carried away, it's your heart again and not your head.

Anyway, steering; make sure there is a steering wheel and that there is no play when wobbled.

And now the engine has gotten warm you can try the heater. First of all is warm air coming out? Heaters are a know problem with Volkswagen buses at the most serious the heat exchangers are knackered and will need replacing (not cheap), or at the very minimum it might just be that the hoses have holes and need repairing.
How much should I pay for a VW bus? A pre 1967 split £30000 - £50000 for a mint totally un-molested dream 23 window Samba with traceable history, one lady owner

£20000 - £30000 for a totally restored splitty

£10000 - £20000 for good example that will require minimal work

£5000 - £10000 for a project

£500 for ones that's been in a field for 30 years

A Bay Window £10000 - £15000 for a totally mint Californian import Westfalia

£7000 - £10000 for any other mint camper such as a Devon Moonraker (don't ask me why people pay more for Westies)

£5000 - £7000 for a good bus that's been well cared for.

£3000 - £5000 for ones that's needs some work but nothing serious.

£500 for bag of crap

Basically if you are going to buy a mint 23 window Samba; look at spending at least £30,000. Jammie Oliver sold his for 55k. If you want a very good Bay Window that doesn't require ant work and one that starts in the morning around £8000 should be enough.

For al the information you will ever require on Volkswagen Transporters please visit Class Campers

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Paul James Gadsdon works at the University of Wales, Lampeter as an eLearning Technologist. He has also worked as a web developer and an eCommerce consultant.

He is the owner of several websites including www.classcampers.com, www.worldscheapesthomes.co.uk, www.beebiplayer.co.uk and www.internetinsurancequotes.co.uk

How to find a Volkswagen Transporter T4 1997 Manual?

Hi. I need the repair manual for Volkswagen Transporter T4 Manual, 1997 model. I checked internet but there is always a price for it. I can't believe that there is not a free version somewhere on the net. Do you know where to find it? Thanks...

I put your question "Volkswagen Transporter T4 1997 Manual" in the search box at the upper right and like the 3rd link was a manual for it.

Impounded cars to go under the hammer
Some of the impounded cars that will go under the hammer tomorrow. Photo: Belgravia Auctioneers A Mercedes E class and a C class, a Jeep Cherokee, a Mitsubishi Pajero, a few BMWs, Rovers and even a Volkswagen Transporter van will go under the hammer tomorrow, possibly for a fraction of their real cost, as they remained unclaimed after being impounded.

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