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.