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Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:06:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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I'll tell you all one thing, my bus is just like the aircooled brother it will last as long as you put oil/gas in it. ;) sure they drip and mark thier place.

taking my 1.9 to the " after life "

-- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email

---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 1/31/02 5:26:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM > writes: > > > > I had to laugh at the post by someone saying 'it happens every 100k'. > > To come to this conclusion you would not have to drive just 100k > in the > > vehicle, > > To establish a 'pattern', you'd really have to drive at least 200k. > > Has anyone really driven 200k in the same vehicle? > > I suppose a few have, but I bet not many. > > > > - David ('87 Wolfsburg - driven 25k) > > > > > > > > ive seen 2 vanagons over 200k.. both were '90's one was a carat, > the other > a GL. the '90 carat had 285,000 miles on it.. no kidding. other > than > some rusty rockers (the '90 carat actually had huge holes in the drivers > side > rocker, underneath the fiberglass trim) they were still mostly complete. > oh, and both of these were parted out due to mechanical problems.. > chris >

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