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805gregg
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Location: Ojai, Ca
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Ive got a 2006 Jeep Liberty diesel, been all through Baja, when I pulled up to the diesel pumps at the Pemex, they always motioned me to move to the
gas pumps. This is a great little vehicle for Baja, about 22 mpg and enough room to camp compfortable. We carried a 42 QT Engle refer, AND 4X4, with
parts in Baja, the Mitsuchity no parts anywhere
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mojo_norte
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 805gregg
Ive got a 2006 Jeep Liberty diesel, been all through Baja, when I pulled up to the diesel pumps at the Pemex, they always motioned me to move to the
gas pumps. This is a great little vehicle for Baja, about 22 mpg and enough room to camp compfortable. We carried a 42 QT Engle refer, AND 4X4, with
parts in Baja, the Mitsuchity no parts anywhere |
Probably has the same diesel motor found in the Sprinter vans?
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shari
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Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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I heard a roaring coming from the road and saw this cute little thang looking like they were lost...anybody know these guys?
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Whale-ista
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Posts: 2009
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Location: San Diego
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Mood: Sunny with chance of whales
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Westphalias in Baja
Many of my early Baja trips were in VW Westphalia campers. Underpowered and slow, but able to get through some surprisingly rough terrain with good
clearance, Almost all the comforts of home in a well-designed box on wheels.
We joked they were the "peoples car" because it took so many peoples to keep them running. I learned to drop the engine, adjust the valves, and do
almost all my own maintenance in the field. I had a great metric toolkit that I carried everywhere.
Once some German tourists who had bought an old Chevy to drive to Panama tried to follow us out to a sandbar in Guerrero Negro to see the whales. It
was an El Niņo year, And strong storm surge came in behind us, turning the sandbar into an island.
The Germans tried to drive out to us and their engine died in the middle of a watery section. We backed the van up to their vehicle and successfully
jumpstarted them with long jumper cables. I'll never forget how they cursed the blankety-blank American car, And as they drove away yelled "we need a
good German vehicle!"
Ahh, good times...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Iflyfish
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Registered: 10-17-2006
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I believe it was in the 70's that Congress passes a protectionist law that banned all vehicles that did not fit the standard US wheel base. DUMB!
Wonderful vehicle and wish they were available here in the US.
Iflyfish
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