You asked ... WWUD (what would U do). I have an '84 7 pass that I've had for 15 years and an '85 Westy that I've only had for 4 years. What do U think I did? Mike
William Alexander wrote: > 1987 Westy, beautiful (see it here: > http://www.homepage.mac.com/william_idzyn/vanagon ) condition - > exhibiting a shifting problem. It doesn't seem to be the infamous > sudden death - according to the local stealer (VW dealer) they think > the shifting forks are bent, and now that I drive it since they've > said that, it does feel a bit like that - shifting into third is > slightly difficult, shifting into fourth at first seems impossible, > but with patience and pressure fourth does happen - no grinding or > weird noises - just tough shifting and the nagging "I'll be stuck any > minute" feeling. > > I love the westy, have had a ton of fun in her in the last two years > since I bought her, and haven't been shy about spending a couple > thousand dollars every year on little things here and there, but this > is the first couple grand big thing I've encountered, and I'm having > trouble pulling the trigger on a Go Westy or similar rebuilt tranny > for the van, especially when rust is strating to make holes in the > body, and based solely on a visual inspection - the kind of lift the > hood holding a beer and say "yep" visual inspection - the engine will > be wanting some major attention some day in the not too distants.. > > The dilemma is this: dropping the $$ for the tranny switch this summer > feels like commiting to more $$ for body work and paint next summer > and an engine swap down the road - along with lots of other little > goodies I see it more as the first installment on a $8000 fix rather > than just this one job.. should I submit to this kind of commitment on > the vanagon? Or should I take the $2000 and make it a downpaymnent on > a Class C RV? I sure would enjoy all f those extra ameneties.. shower, > bathroom, master bedroom... all in a similarly parkable package... and > it's not my daily driver, it's just for liiving large while > vacationing... but would I be selling my soul? > > Discuss... I need help here.. > > William in Roanoke > |
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