Jed, sometimes, when there is no path ahead of us we must make one our selves...(feeling a little ZEN this morning) I say Go For It! and get in touch with WetWesties Good luck Jorge PS: I ditched my wife for my vanagon ;)
On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Jed Jankowski wrote: > I have the opportunity to buy a 1991 Vanagon GL. Body is rust free. good > rubber, paint is in fine shape, and the interior is clean (missing the > armrest on the driver's left side, though.)The head gaskets were replaced in > Feb of 2002 at the local VW dealership. I took the van into a local > privately owned VW shop and he did a pre-buy inspection. He said the engine > is in good shape, compression in all 4 cylinders is 150. The owners have > all the maintenance records and it has been serviced continuously by the > dealership where it was purchased those many years ago... > > Anyway -- I need transportation (my camry exploded) and I have always > thought about getting vanagon. I really like the whole idea behind the > vehicle and it's simple utilitarian design. This vanagon has 127k and the > owner is asking 5900. I'm in the pacific NW. Can I expect to get reliable > service out of this vehicle, or am I condeming myself to a downward spiral > of repair bills and a vehicle I love but hate? P.S. The wife unit would be > very disappointed if I bought a car that went into the shop a month after I > bought it! > > Any words of encouragement or warning would be GREATLY appreciated! > > Jed. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > |
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