Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:19:55 +0300
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: My 82 Diesel
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No no, Stan, that doesn't work. It has to be inversely related to what you
pay for it! You know, the more you pay, the less you should have to spend
to keep it running. But the incredible bargains to purchase should have
higher operating costs.
Otherwise I'm in big trouble. Matilda wasn't so cheap! I've been griping
about how much I've spent on her upkeep, but in 9 months it's not even 20%
of what I paid for her.
And happily when I set out on the road this morning to take her to the
hospital to find out why she's been losing power, she performed just
splendidly outracing the speed limit on the Garden State Parkway. After 50
miles I decided this was for real, and I turned around and went back to
where I started. For another 50 miles she was just fine. Let's just hope
it lasts, and all I wasted was some gas and a few tolls. Lots cheaper than
the Vanagon hospital in Westchester.
Joy
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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Stan Wilder
:::Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:27 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: My 82 Diesel
:::
:::Not so fast there, bunkie. Remember the new-tew-yew vanagon rule.
:::You're
:::gonna spend twice what you paid for it in the first two years just to
:::keep
:::it running.
:::------------------ Clip -----------------------
:::Absolutely right!
:::The market price for Vanagon going to wrecking yards is $250.00 with
:::decent
:::body parts and dead engines.
:::The market price running down the road under it's own power is about
:::twice
:::that much.
:::If you invest in an engine rebuild then it's a marriage made in hell as
:::everything else begins to fail.
:::
:::Stan Wilder
:::www.engineceramics.com
