Date:         Mon, 20 May 2002 07:48:03 -0700
Reply-To:     DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
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From:         DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
Subject:      Re: all those tire postings...reducing cost of maintenance
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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>Utter CRAP. There are people out there LOOKING for Subaru-repowered
>VW vans. They will pay MORE for one than a VW-"powered" one.

Probably true. But the market for people looking for these
non-VW-powered ones is much smaller.

The average owner (probably not doing their own maintenance, probably
not a member of this list) wants what's easiest to have maintained by
their regular mechanic, or the local VW shop. They're likely to shy
away from this type of van because most mechanics won't touch it.

Yes, Subu power is better all-around, but to the average buyer,
looking for ease of maintenance (not a DIY'er), it is a black mark in
his/her book.

But to that experienced DIY'er who has no fear of any type of engine,
you can probably sell it to him at a premium ($$).

Dave
--
Dave Carpenter

Whatever you wish for me,
May you have twice as much.

"Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think
we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C.
Clarke