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Date:         Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:33:02 -0600
Reply-To:     John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Subject:      Re: FS: 1987 Syncro 'Adventurewagon' w/dead Subaru engine
Comments: To: Blbachman@AOL.COM
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Hi all, I ended up buying the above said Adventurewagon last week. Called on a whim on my way out the door to work and was suprised it was still available as the original post came out on Friday. Told the owner I would take it if I could first see some pics. Finally got them a few hours later, a bit rough, but it is a syncro so I told him I would be down the next day. After work I took a rental car down, got there 1AM. Was at the shop 7AM, gave it a quick look over, and handed over the $2100. Trailered it home with a Uhaul and trailer. Now it sits in the drive. It has a 1990 Subaru Legacy engine with a rod thru the side of the case. Body has a few dings, the biggest is one is on the drivers side rear pillar. No rust to speak of. 15 inch Mercedes alloys. The bumpers are something out of Mad Max, a welded on mass of metal that would not look out of place on a locomotive. Body has 160K on it. The Adventurewagon interior has seen better days and am not too sure about the layout anyways. I much prefer the Westy layout. It is also missing the dif-lock switch and panel . If anyone has one available, please contact me. It has been neglected for a while but I think it can be brought back without too much effort. My wife thinks otherwise. I will start by finding an engine and go from there. Many thanks to Blaine for posting the FS notice. Wish me luck in bringing her back to life. John Andrew 1987 Adventurewagon (Blown Subaru) 1984 Westy (Tiico) 1985 Quantum Syncro Wagon (90k original ) 1965 Type 3 Karmann Ghia -----Original Message----- From: Blaine Bachman <Blbachman@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, September 27, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: FS: 1987 Syncro 'Adventurewagon' w/dead Subaru engine

>As a favor to my local shop and to find a worthy home, I want to let you know of this available vehicle in New Mexico. The shop was thinking about fixing this, but they have lost interest. The asking price is around $2,000. > >There's no indication that anything is amiss other than the blown Subaru engine. Visually, the car is in decent condition and I'm told nothing is hacked up. Besides the possibility of 're-Subaruing' it, I suppose it could be restored to WBX power or converted to I-4 or I-5. > >Contact Alex or Debbie at Foreign Aide 1-800-658-5712. > >The usual non-affiliated disclaimers apply. > >-Blaine


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