Tony sez: > >When, soon after I joined the list, I began to read about the prices you >good people in the USA have to pay for engine work, I was stunned. Here in >the UK we can buy whole replacement exchange engines for what it costs for >one major repair to an engine in the USA, or so it seems. A 1.9 litre DG >Vanagon engine (no ancillaries) seems to cost about $2000 from a VW dealer >and a little less from an independent. Tony, I did reply to the original post. You can find rebuilt engines stateside for about $2000. Somehow people feel content dishing out $1800 to repair just the heads. I'm still scratching my head.
Chris S. '85 Westy "Look Mister, you bought a camel. Don't expect it to prance like a stallion."
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