Date:         Mon, 4 Feb 2002 07:25:52 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
Comments: To: andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ
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I normally buy 80-83 dead air cooled Vanagons around Texas for about
200-250$ and remove everything I can and still have them rolling.
Needless to say they are half way to the crusher when I get them so many
parts may be missing or the engine may be mid-car on the back floor
disassembled.
There is no doubt that I get 200$ worth of parts from them but not always
what I need on my next Westy recovery project. (a good running vanagon
isn't worth anything in Texas, OK maybe $500.00).
I've never found an operational air cooled 80-83 Vanagon in Texas they're
all dead from dropped valve seats or a big combination of neglect, abuse
or long term storage woes.
I grateful for what I can find in the wrecking yards.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 23:24:01 +1200 Andrew Grebneff
<andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> writes:
> > This is not uncommon. Out of spite, these people would rather lose
> entirely than let you have it cheap. The Ashburton (NZ) wrecker had
> a
> surplus of Subarus, including turbo Legacys, and they crushed them
> complete (none were at all rusty) rather than sell them cheaply!
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
> Friends don't let friends do Windows
>
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