Date:         Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:47:00 -0700
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: any years / models we should avoid
Comments: To: mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM
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In keeping with my 'Friday Flames' early posting habit; I'd say avoid
anything with a Water Cooled engine.
That means the best Busses / Vans / Vanagons would have been made between
1950 and 1983 in Air Cooled version.
The air cooled have less power but engine rebuilds are about half the
cost of a Wasser Boxer engine.
I've gotten 150 K miles out of the 2000cc Type IV air cooled with very
few problems.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 00:20:53 -0400 Chris S <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
writes:
> > Are there any years / models that we should avoid??
>
>  The very early (83.5) H20 WBX had some rare coolant hose
> configuration.
> Otherwise, '85 and down are more affordable, and '86 and up have
> more
> 'modern' features.  All else would be up to your tastes.
>
> Drive what you love -- all else comes second.
>
> Chris S.
> '85 Westy
> www.knology.net/~vw/
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
>
>

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