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Date:         Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:35:30 -0400
Reply-To:     ian Butler <ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET>
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From:         ian Butler <ian@BLUEMOON.HPLX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon buyer's checklist......
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On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, David Brodbeck wrote:

> I don't think the idea is so much to turn people off from buying a van if > all the items don't check out. I think it's more to give a rough idea of > how many pieces are going to need replacing. ;)

For those of us in the Salt/Rust Belt up north, there's only one question you need to ask.

1. Is the body rust-free?

Past that, I wouldn't care if it was up on cinderblocks. :)

Though, I may just be biased because I found out yesterday I can poke my right rear tire from inside with a screwdriver.. d'oh..

ian Butler / ian@hplx.net '87 Syncro GL, '88 Scirocco 16v


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