My buddy up at work just bought a 84 Westy, and is getting some work done to it. He mentioned that he will be glad when it is "finished." I had to chuckle, and told him, "they are never finished" Have a good Friday, JC... > Seriously, if you're used to/expecting reliability and maintenance expense > similar to same-vintage Japanese vehicles, it's not going to happen. And > getting it fixed right tends to involve a fair amount of participation on > your part because the US never did understand these beasts very well and > it's mostly forgotten what it did know. > > Welcome to the list, and to your new life. <g> Vanagons are unique > vehicles, and if you find that they're for you you'll be willing to put up > with the pain. Just don't expect a free ride... > > i agree totally.. my vanagon has been about as expensive to maintain as a damn mercedes , but i still wouldnt give it up for any other van... chris |
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