Date:         Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:27:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Dan Eggert <deggert@NEW.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan Eggert <deggert@NEW.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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It's not always too late, the yard that had mine never processed the title
so I was able to get mine out of the yard.  I had to talk him into it thou,
but since it had just hit the yard, I was able to manage it.  Another day or
two and the title would have been junked!  That would have sucked.

Eggz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long


> A fair question Andrew and I might have if that was an option. Once a
> vehicle has been prepped for dismantling and set out in the yard it is
> too late.
>
> Mark
>
> Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> >
> >
> > Agreed wholeheartedly. So why on Earth didn't you buy the thing
complete?
> >
> > Andrew Grebneff
> > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> >
> >
> > >The sad thing was that such a clean and clearly recently well loved
> > >Westy ended up at a bone yard like it did. I always wonder what
> > >circumstances resulted in such tragedy. This thing was dent free, clean
> > >in and out, garage kept, all good glass, original unused spare, etc. I
> > >have become hardened to seeing clean passenger models end up like this
> > >but a Westy in this good shape is a rare find. A few days ago it was a
> > >dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value
> > >left.
> > >
> > >If Subaru engine conversions or ANY other conversion options can help
> > >keep this from happening I am all for it. This nonsense about keeping
> > >them original to maintain "collectability" ignores that fact that if
> > >something is not done to make them reliable the main "collectors" will
> > >be car crushers.
> >
> > >Mark