In a message dated 9/17/00 11:22:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
<< Newby Julio, welcome aboard the Vanagon List. Hope you find a real good one that will serve your family well. I have an '87 Westy, for 7 years now, been on this list that long, YIKES ! Have learned tons of stuff. and would not part with my Westy for anything else. Water-cooled is definitely the way to go. MORE RELIABLE heat. There are some problems related to the cooling system but in my experience these problems are solvable and do not present any reliability problems once dealt with in the proper manner. Stay tuned and you will learn all you need to know. As Larry said try to find the latest model with the lowest mileage you can afford. Look for one with the best body, as it will last longer if it's protected properly. Mechanical problem are not a concern as they can always be repaired. it's just a mater of getting the good price in relationship to the mechanical problems that need to be dealt with. Your much better off paying less for a really good bodied one with mechanical problems and then having those problems dealt with in the proper fashion than the other way round. This way you know more or less where the mechanical state of you van is from the outset. Good luck and happy hunting. I keep track of Westys for sale in the Ottawa area, a bit far from you to be of much value. Anyways the ones around here usually have some kind of undesirable rust on them. You should be able to find a good rust free or close to rust free one in the Vancouver area. >> Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy & Lionel Trains <A HREF="http://www.vanagon.com/">Vanagon List</A>, <A HREF="http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/">LiMBO</A>, <A HREF="http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/CIW_English.asp">IWCCC</A> & Capital City VW Club member Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service for the Ottawa Valley <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers</A> Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html">Frank Condelli & Associates</A> or http://frankcondelli.com |
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