Date:         Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:19:41 EST
Reply-To:     Taobythesea@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         James Benthall <Taobythesea@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: FS: '87 Westy in Sacramento, CA /Introduction
Comments: To: jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM
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In a message dated 3/3/2005 2:22:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes:

http://www.vanagonparts.com/for_sale/87Westy/
Hello all,
This a nice van.  I wish I would have found something like this  when
I was interested in purchasing a new Westy.  I learned a valuable  lesson...
save up and buy the van you want and not start a project vehicle!
I tried to resurrect a burned out Westy that I found for $600.   Interior was
in nice shape (not as good as this one though) and everything worked,  so
I thought what the hey.  Nearly $7,000 later, and numerious arguments  with
the old ball and chain for "throwing away all that money",  and I have  a
nice-
running van but its been a hard row to hoe.
Now I am just trying to replace things like the pop-top seals, roof/luggage
rack seals, etc.  Too late to turn back now!  I do love to camp  in it (slept
sooo
good on the top bunk!) and I find it a blast to drive.  Also, I really  like
the
"Vanagon community" I have met online and find them all helpful and  cool.
Well, tomorrow I am heading out to a 4 hour road trip to Port Aransas for  a
family reunion.  It will be the longest trip for "the Phoenix" yet  ;-)  If
all goes
well I will have found it all worth it...if not, well I prefer not to think
of that.
James Benthall
Houston, Texas
1987 Westy