Fuel Efficiency Experiment

We got a van!

Congrats guys!

We are all owners of a 1986 VW Vanagon!

Funny moment when the engine heated up

and we ended up surrounded  by ghetto dudes.

Well, I had to get some Colt 45 beer and everything 

was fine.

Cheers To Carlos Lange, thank you for your support during the hard time, now we are going to talk to a mechanic and figure out why our babe is heating!

Details: Straight body, air conditioned, all seats, good tires!

We got a project! :)

New Target VW Vanagon 1986

Looks good, good price, a/c ....... hum maybe a sweet ride..... tomorrow we'll see.

Holy Crap!

Carlos Lange, Titze and I went to check a VW camper 71 in Hollywood.

It was far away from what the owner told me by the phone.

Holy white crap!

The search goes on!

Possible Targets

Trying to negotiate!

Hunting

We are trying to find a VW bus. I found a really cool one (Little Miss Sunshine Style) in Orlando and I was ready to depart for an adventure tomorrow. Really bad, as soon as it was posted, it was sold! Anyway, the search is still going on, please keep your eyes open and let me know if you find some old school baby under 3k.

Thanks!

Mauro

Introduction

We are living during a difficult period in our history in which global warming is transforming our lives and the gas prices have been rising every single day. Unfortunately, the projection for the next couple years points toward increasing hardship. It is time for a change and we have to start right now.
We are not scientists, technicians or experts in the field; we simply share the same strong feelings about the environment and we are taking action now.
Something needs to be done, so why not have some fun while we’re doing it?

Any suggestions, critiques, information and/or technical information is all welcome.

The following blog is a journal of our day-to-day progress including text entries and pictures that demonstrate or daily struggle to make our dream a reality.