Date:         Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:45:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy-Now BUY BOTH!-Now Friday HEAT fl
              ames!
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OK Stuart, if your looking for a flame war well have to get Stan out from
beneath his type 2. Otherwise go get a Tiico ;-)

Sean G.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:macmillan@ATTBI.COM]
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 10:32 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy-Now BUY BOTH!-Now
> Friday HEAT
> flames!
>
>
> The air cooled Westy lovers who must live in Flatland, which
> is also where
> the temps never fall below 60 degrees, are responding!  No
> one who lives in
> the real world could put up with one of these poor beasts.  I
> have yet to
> see one that still has its doors, they've all been sucked off
> by passing
> trucks.
>
> The WBX may be a piece of crap, but that's because it is just
> a mutant form
> of the air cooled 2.0 engine with more power to offset the
> short lifespan.
> At least the passing trucks only bulge my doors out a bit,
> they are all
> still attached!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill N [mailto:freeholder@starband.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:39 AM
> To: Stuart MacMillan; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy-Now BUY BOTH!
>
>
> Now, play nice.  No reason to get mean.  The heater in my '81
> Westy works
> just fine.  In fact,
> it will drive you out if you turn it up all the way.  On the
> other hand, it
> doesn't make
> puddles all over my driveway.  Have you noticed how many
> threads on this
> list have to do with
> keeping the wasserleaker cooling systems working?  I detect a
> problem area.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart MacMillan" <macmillan@ATTBI.COM>
> >
> > PS:  I think the air-cooled Westy is an abomination,
> severely underpowered
> > and no heat.  Still, it will have value when fixed.
>