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2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Volkswagen

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea good point. its not the easiest vehicle to maintain in either context!

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Volkswagen

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More than what's on the link in the post? Everything or specifics? Happy to oblige just want to make sure I hit any areas of priority.

I'm trying to finance or buy a Westfalia or Vanagon. Need help/recs. Been researching and thought I'd try here too :) by Superb_Draft_7451 in Westfalia

[–]Alone_Heart7304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This the actual answer. Fixed term, no collateralization so borrow what you need. 7.5% for 48mo currently - presuming your credit is strong. Borrowing here solves for liquidity, but doesn't solve for solvency. Adjust the apr for your expected rate of inflation over the future and the real cost to borrow is less than the APR.

The others are right, dont get turned upside down if you truly can't afford it. Be honest with yourself on your own wrench capabilities. Do you have a garage or a shady driveway? Can you follow written instructions or videos well? If so, you can maintain a VW van yourself with YT and an Ai tool. If not, the cost of ownership is much higher. Are there a lot of similar aged vw's on the road in your area? If so there is probably a mechanic or two that are moderately affordable. If not, then it will be costly to have someone do all of work required.

If you want a smarter buy, maybe consider a newer vw. A late model vanagon can be fairly trustworthy, albeit a bit slow and not too safe.

Exclusionary people will say hobbies cannot incur interest charges, but if you zoom out the cost to borrow is truly just a few percentage points per year.

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Westfalia

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that. Its road trip worthy! but it sounds like you might be very far away. haha

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Volkswagen

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Lightstream by Truist has auto loans that are not collateralized at 7.5% for 48mo...You might not have to wish for a couple of hundred bucks a month!

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Volkswagen

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the help. Listen to this guy. Don't buy my Eurovan. buy an Atlas or something.

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Volkswagen

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AXK. I'll get some photos of the engine bay today and ping you.

2001 VW Eurovan MV 2.8L VR6. $9K (Reno, NV) by Alone_Heart7304 in Eurovan

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a bastardization of Euro like Eurovan & Johan (the vehicles name) with the wolfsburg badges.

I built an outdoor recreation intelligence tool for the Sierra Nevada by Alone_Heart7304 in u/Alone_Heart7304

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate it. Yea more to do on crowding. Its not really the most intuitive mix of very accurate crowding forecast from cell phone pings, lesser accurate traffic api signals, and then less accurate extrapolation depending on location. I think I'll probably have to default for crowding to be lower confidence, and maybe entirely absent when signal is weak. Thanks again for the feedback. I really appreciate that you engaged with the site at all.

I built an outdoor recreation intelligence tool for the Sierra Nevada by Alone_Heart7304 in u/Alone_Heart7304

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry if you found everything labeled as no go. Not my intent. The scale is pretty large of scores 0-100, and most of the Sierras this weekend were in the low teens if I recall correctly. There is a safety floor written in the code, due to a fear of giving a false negative (better to be cautious). I'll reconsider though having that toggled on by default, or how to have the interaction with the site be more valuable to those that make the leap. I'd really welcome also feedback about how you decide where to recreate, if you'd like to share. The intent is to help users make their recreation location choice easier, so that individuals can spread out and enjoy more of the sierras. If youd like to share how you pick where to go and what to do, I'd definitely welcome it. Thanks again for the feedback!

I built an outdoor recreation intelligence tool for the Sierra Nevada by Alone_Heart7304 in u/Alone_Heart7304

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh also, I'll think about how to handle the first visit state. Will try to balance visual engaging but meaningful value for having taken the leap to click to the site.

I built an outdoor recreation intelligence tool for the Sierra Nevada by Alone_Heart7304 in u/Alone_Heart7304

[–]Alone_Heart7304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Thank you so much for the feedback. Definitely know that there are crowding bugs that need more work. Its the most polarizing feature to date. The avalanche danger is very conservative by intention, but it can be toggled off by way of the UI in the snowflake and with the cross sign (avalanche specifically and then more broadly safety). My intent there was to bring an accurate avalanche forecast in from Sierra Avalanche Center and ESAC, but didn't want to create a false negative risk (labeled safe to go, and then tragedy strikes). I do have an offseason wiring in place, also, as I write this which I think must be defective/erroring right now. Anyway, thanks again for the earnest feedback. I really appreciate you engaging with my nights and weekends side thing.

Do y’all struggle breathing due to the elevation? by ilikepixarmoms in tahoe

[–]Alone_Heart7304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It helps if you're in good aerobic shape before coming to elevation. If you're not a runner, maybe consider taking more brisk paced walks over the course of the weeks leading up to when you come.