> The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Good tale and amazing that you could tell the tale with such clarity. My first van was an '81 in '85. It would run 75-80 mph all day long...but I couldn't push it any faster for any extended period. It had the gasoline auxiliary heater... Thank God! When I got my first waterboxer ('91) I thought I had died and gone to Vanagon Heaven...heat, creature comforts and the Caravelle (Carat) package was perfect until I discovered Westies. For me, I would never go back to an Air Cooled... No way, No how Nope, Nyet, Nein. Even with all its head gasket problems, the WBX is my engine of preference. -- Stephen Steele* Chillicothe OH '91 Caravelle "Hans" '87 Westy "Franz" '84 Westfalia "Fritz" '81 Diesel Rabbit "Ol' Yeller" by PO '82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U. '90 Jetta GL 17 yo Sons' "together" car '74 MGB My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74 '93 Chevy S-10 *all rights reserved/no portion of this document may be reproduced w/o prior written permission |
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