Clay: Lots of info on the Vanagon.com website. Buying info on the Articles and Essays page. Year by year info on a separate page similarly named. Year preference is an individual taste matter. 80 to 83.5 were aircooled 81 to 83 diesels were offered (can you say s-l-o-w ?) 83.5 to 85 were 1.9 liter waterboxers 86 to 91 were 2.1 l Aircooled have non-heater issues on those without the auxiliary gasoline heaters; water cooled have leaking head issues. It is my opinion that the waterleakers are more long lived than the aircooled, at least that is my personal experience. I place a high value on usable heater/defrosters. Options and conveniences improved with the years. I prefer arm rests, power steering, a/c and AT. These are GENERALLY found on '87 and later. My 2¢ worth. You don't mention your locale... your wallet will be effected by this... West Coast is highest, East is next, Everywhere else is a crap shoot. Good hunting! -- Stephen* Chillicothe Ohio 1991 Caravelle Hans 1987 Westy Franz 1984 Westy Fritz 1991 Jetta GL diesel daily driver 1990 Jetta GL (twin sons') 1982 Rabbit PU diesel 1974 MGB My first car...yep, I kept it 1993 S-10 I hate it BUT * All rights reserved, no reproduction without permission. ---------- >From: Clay Newton <claynewton@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: any years / models we should avoid >Date: Mon, Jul 7, 2003, 21:46 > > My wife and I are looking to buy a camper soon. About > ten years ago we bought a 1972 bus w/ a safari top, > and we loved that bus so much. Of course, we were > bitten by the fact that it was a í72, and I spent a > lot of time with more than half of my body crammed > into the engine compartment . . . > > Of course, prior to buying it, I did not realize that > the í72 was a an evolutionary leap-frog model. This is > the type of thing I would like to avoid now, as we are > looking at buying an 80ís period Vanagon. > > Are there any years / models that we should avoid?? > > Thanks so much. . . it may end up saving us our sanity > / wallets! > > -Clay > > > ===== > When you're holding a hammer everything looks like a nail. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com |
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