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Date:         Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:28:29 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: which car to buy? (little vanagon content)
In-Reply-To:  <20050227185546.GA550@boardwalk-flyer.cs.uchicago.edu>
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>Hi guys, >My girlfiend and I are probably going to be commuting to two >different places come this fall, and so we need to buy a car for her >to drive. (I already have my '84 vanagon). We're looking for >something that hopefully gets decent gas mileage. Our biggest >concern, though, is that we'd be able to do the work on it ourselves >(mostly, at least). One car I've heard good things about is the >Mercedes 240d. Good mileage, and pretty simple, I've heard. >Anybody have any suggestions? I'd love to look at an older TDI, but >I have a feeling they'd be more complicated. Does anybody have any >suggestions? The vanagon has been within our grasp. Price is also >very much a factor. I got my '84 vanagon, in very good condition, >for $1300 a year and a half ago. I think this was a pretty good >deal, and am willing to look around a while to try to do as well >again. (We're out of the country until May, and then would probably >want to have the car bySeptember). > >Thanks for any suggestions! >Wes

Old Mercedes? Best steer clear! Old VWs ain't the only nightmares-on-wheels around.

Think Japanese... starting with a T.


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