Date:         Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:52:57 -0600
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From:         bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Why not just rent?  Was RE: Honest/ Reliable Vanagon  Semi
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on 4/21/06 4:29 PM, Dennis Haynes at dhaynes@optonline.net wrote:

> Why are you dreading putting some mileage on the Westy? Isn't that what
> you own it for? If you have two good drivers, you can make it to the
> east coast in 2-3 days. Time does damage too many things anyway so you
> might as well use it unless you are afraid of the unknown. Everything
> rubber including hoses and tires and suspension bushings has age limits.
> Use the van and enjoy it.

Yeah, I was being a little factious in that my westy had 38,500 miles on it
when it was 18 years old, & now that it is 4 years older, it has 91 K on it
so I have put 52.5 K on it in 4 years, so I am not afraid to drive it,
buuuut, I do like having a mint low mileage westy & it will never be low
mileage again(if I leave the cake out in the rain?)
>
 Don't want to do that in an enduro road trip that will take 36.5 hours
averaging almost 70 mph. That would be 2- 18 hour days or 3-12 hour
days-doesn't seem like it would be to good on the westy? + I have to drive
east by my self, although on the leisurely way back the spousal unit will be
along.

Tom-waiting to hear back from Ken's Westy rental place