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Date:         Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:38:34 -0500
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: VWT and vanagon
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> Best line about the Wasserboxer in the issue "it's a motor that would need > to improve just to suck" Les Bidrawn in VW TRENDS, March 2000. (Reprinted > without permission)

<shrug> Our Vanagon is the only vehicle I've ever owned that's gone 192K on the same motor w/o an overhaul (and it ain't done yet [knock on wood]). Even my dad's '70 Buick LeSabre 350/4bbl needed a rebuild prior to that mileage before finally being killed by frame rot at 327K.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 192K miles http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/ PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/


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