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Date:         Fri, 10 May 2002 04:41:52 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: "maintenance free vanagons" (ha ha ha)
Comments: To: dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET
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In a message dated 5/9/02 9:50:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes:




> 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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