My humble vote for the best "Vanagon" year would have to be 1993. Granted, they did not make anyVanagons in 1993. But they DID roll the last of the VW Multivans off of the assembly line in Graz, Austria in early 1993. They are sweet... So if I see one of those for sale... I will grab it! RSF <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Stone" <TStone8359@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: Re: what year?
> In a message dated 5/12/02 9:13:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > > > so what are the best years and why? > > '66-'67 Best of the splits. 12v electrics if '67, '66 easy to convert, > smoother ride than older ones. Hard to find a good one you can afford. > > '71 last of the bug-engined busses, first year for front disks -- cheaper to > repair, lots of them still around. > > '78 last year for the 76-78 version of the 2000 cc engine. Hydraulic valve > lifters. '79 has some one-year only features -- heads for one. Lots of > these still around. > > '91 last of the Vanagons. My Carat is nice and smooth with many "modern" > features: A/C, power locks/windows/mirrors. Most expensive option. > > Tom > Had '67, '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat, '81 VW Diesel Pickup > |
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