Colin needs to update his game

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Colin needs to update his game

Post by Bleyseng » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:23 am

Check out this "VW Bootcamp"

Busbootcamp.com for classes on owning, repairing and general maintanence
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Post by asiab3 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:45 pm

That group dynamic has got to be “interesting.”

From a teacher’s perspective, I don’t enjoy teaching large groups of varying skill level. Good for them for trying though! I’m sure the buses in their ownership will find an easier life if the knowledge passed on is good.

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Re: Colin needs to update his game

Post by Jivermo » Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:41 pm

Isn’t that whole “boot camp” idea washed up about 20 years ago? Jeese, give it a rest.

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Re: Colin needs to update his game

Post by tristessa » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:01 pm

God I hate websites that automatically play music once the page loads...
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Post by Bleyseng » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:31 pm

There was music? How could I have missed that?
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Post by Jivermo » Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:59 am

270 bucks for a day that looks to have a lot of eating and drinking going on; then you got to get to Cambridgeshire, wherever that is. Some heat in the classroom would be nice, as everyone is dressed as though they are working in meat lockers. Since UK doesn’t have a Colin tooling around, I suppose they had to come up with something. It is good to see the interest over there; the classes are full of folks.

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Post by Mr Blotto » Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:32 am

Jivermo wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:59 am
Since UK doesn’t have a Colin tooling around, I suppose they had to come up with something. It is good to see the interest over there; the classes are full of folks.
Colin - ever consider a European tour? Seems like if you could get some tools and a vehicle, you have the possibility to make a long itinerary. Maybe try to pry yourself into some of the euro-centric acvw boards to get the word out? How cool would that be?

Every great band eventually makes a European tour (Grateful Dead, Phish, etc.)....why not you?
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Re: Colin needs to update his game

Post by asiab3 » Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:55 pm

Mr Blotto wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:32 am
Jivermo wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:59 am
Since UK doesn’t have a Colin tooling around, I suppose they had to come up with something. It is good to see the interest over there; the classes are full of folks.
Colin - ever consider a European tour? Seems like if you could get some tools and a vehicle, you have the possibility to make a long itinerary. Maybe try to pry yourself into some of the euro-centric acvw boards to get the word out? How cool would that be?

Every great band eventually makes a European tour (Grateful Dead, Phish, etc.)....why not you?
Shhhhh you're giving away my business plan!!!!!
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Re: Colin needs to update his game

Post by Amskeptic » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:05 am

asiab3 wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:55 pm
Mr Blotto wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:32 am
Colin - ever consider a European tour? Seems like if you could get some tools and a vehicle, you have the possibility to make a long itinerary. Maybe try to pry yourself into some of the euro-centric acvw boards to get the word out? How cool would that be?

Every great band eventually makes a European tour (Grateful Dead, Phish, etc.)....why not you?
Shhhhh you're giving away my business plan!!!!!
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You can rest assured that our European Itinerant-Air-Cooled itinerator will be trained to the very highest level of arcane theory, diagnostics-under-fire, and desperation-induced-field-improvisation skills. As well, our European itinerator has been inculcated with the finest pedagogical pedagogy for your effortless grasp of the myriad of concepts and practical tips that you will be assaulted with over the course of your nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, or twenty-one hour day, depending.
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Re: Colin needs to update his game

Post by Iain » Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:30 am

asiab3 wrote:
Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:45 pm
That group dynamic has got to be “interesting.”

From a teacher’s perspective, I don’t enjoy teaching large groups of varying skill level. Good for them for trying though! I’m sure the buses in their ownership will find an easier life if the knowledge passed on is good.

Robbie
The guys that run it know their stuff, not been on it myself but know people that have and they said it was worthwhile.

We also have an event called Techenders, where you go away for a weekend to a campsite and work on your VW's http://techenders.co.uk

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