Date:         Tue, 24 Oct 2000 07:22:55 -0700
Reply-To:     T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: newbie to Vanagons, Qs
Comments: To: Craig Faison <cfaison@MAGPAGE.COM>
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Craig Faison wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I happened into a 1985 Vanagon about a week or so ago that's sitting in the
> back corner of the parking lot at local repair shop... I know the owner a
> little, and was over talking about something else and the van caught my eye.
> I've always thought they were interesting, but never really looked into them
> 'til now. I've been skimming the archives for the last couple of hours...
<snip>
>
> Whaddaya think? Good deal? Get it for parts and find a better one? Get it
> and fix it? I'd like to spend as little as possible as I'm currently house
> shopping, so that makes this appealing. It's clean enough that if it ran
> well it'd make a nice driver/commuter/whatever.
>
> thanks for any insight,
> Craig Faison
> cfaison@magpage.com


Craig,

You don't want that one.

Were is it anyway?  :)

TBerk
looking, looking, looking.


btw- I'd think you could expect to find a parts supplier or two on the
list and with a Bentley repair manual in hand, a few tools and the nice
folks online here I don't see you having anything but fun. Go for it.