Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:17:32 -0600
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
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I think you got it exactly .................
Just do like Joy Hecht take off across the country with little or no
maintenance or knowledge of where the fuel filter is, where the brake fluid
goes, how to remove the spare tire and just use Larry's list of good repair
stations for VWs and Vanagons.
Now that's what I call adventure by an optimist.
Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
> I have seen lots of Vanagons where the new owner spent very little in
> the first year of ownership. It is called buying right. If you buy a
> clean, well loved machine then there are less likely to be big things
> that have been ignored. It is simply human nature for many owners to
> start to neglect maintenance and repairs as they start thinking about
> selling. A thorough inspection is always called for. If there are a lot
> of little things that could be fixed easily and cheaply then you can
> figure that as a sign of neglect. I just love vehicle ads that say this
> or that little fault could be fixed for $50 or $100 so buy my $10,000
> car. If they are too cheap or too stupid to fix the minor things as they
> come up what can you expect they did with the major things?
>
> As for Larry, he made what seems like a classic mistake to me. Some
> people figure that you can preemptively replace enough stuff as an
> insurance policy to ensure a more trouble free trip. Time and again
> this has proven to be a waste of time and money. Fix what is truly
> broken and save the rest of the money until you really need to spend it.
>
> Mark
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> >You're absolutely right!
> >I've seldom seen a $2000.00 vanagon that the new owner didn't spend
$2000.00
> >within the first year.
> >Of course there are exceptions like Andrews Westy and he may have spent
> >twice the purchase price in the first year.
> >With labor rates, parts and the delivery charges it's real easy to spend
> >those big buck pretty quickly.
> >I think Larry had a dream and he went after that dream.
> >I'd speculate that if everything had been trouble free he'd been able to
> >stay out another 6-9 months.
> >
> >Stan Wilder
> >Engine Ceramics
> >214-352-4931
> >www.engineceramics.com
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:52 AM
> >Subject: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Stan sez:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>I think you'll find that most people that buy a
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>$10,000.00 Syncro don't spend an additional $10,000.00
> >>on a new engine and preventive maintenance and
> >>accessories before they start a trip. Larry is a true
> >>exception to this.
> >>
> >>
> >>But Stan, isn't that precisely the definition of the
> >>oft-quoted Wilder's Law: whatever you spend to
> >>purchase a Vanagon, plan on spending an equal amount
> >>to bring it up to snuff?
> >>
> >>Seems Larry is right on track ...
> >>
> >>
>
>
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