I'm looking at a '91 Vanagon with just shy of 200K on the odometer. The owner is the 2nd owner and doesn't know much about the original owner except that the van was a company vehicle. The engine doesn't leak anything and according to the owner who has owned other vanagons, it runs very strong. He guesses that the present engine is the 2nd engine in the van, but he isn't sure. The rest of the van looks to be in great shape, very clean, no rust, etc. Is there any way I can tell how many engines this van has had and how many miles are on the present engine (without tearing the engine apart and examining the bearing wear)? I'm also wondering how many people are on this list with more than 200K on their vanagons. Sure, you hear secondhand stories about VWs that live forever, but I would like to talk with actual people who have had this phenomenon occur to them. Thanks in advance, Joel |
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