Every time I use the word "boat" my wife says "hole in the water you pour money into." I reply "Thank God houses don't do that," followed by "if you'd quit blowing our money on food and shelter, we'd have a really cool car!" We have been married a long time. Charles "Luke" Lukey Seattle -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of phil cain Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:26 PM To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: Cost of Ownership Well I must have a bad one,1980 Westy cost with bad engine, stove, refer and water works for 500.00 in Sept of 02, dumped 700.00 in engine and small parts cleaned it up and have been going to the campouts with it. Last week put some good tires on it for $168.00. Just did the front brakes, at a cost of $10.00 I am ready for the campout this weekend, Busses by the river in Erwin TN. I have a small problem with the temp on hill climbs but I will solve it with a extenal oil cooler, I'll install the cooler this winter, in the meantime I'll just take breaks going up the hills. $1378.00 is not bad for a good bus. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |
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