Date:         Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:57:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Julia Schrenkler <ckjas@MN.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Julia Schrenkler <ckjas@MN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
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Hello all,
 
This is a fantastic list and the archives are already helping cure those
small baffling items…
 
We picked up our first Westy (A lovely ’89 manual with comparatively low
miles and great body!) on the 17th.  We have the Bentley in one hand and
the keys in the other. Beyond the usual paperwork rigmarole we’ve washed
it to take care of the crud from the freeway drive home, started
detailing the dash, and began working on the garage so it has safe haven
during those Minnesota winters. The engine is a real sweetie that has
only tasted the right coolant - and I plan to tend it well so it stays
happy.
 
But I want to ask you folks where you’d begin as a new Vanagon Westfalia
owner. Where would you start? A short trip? Complete detailing? Rigorous
camping accessories testing?
 
-Julia