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Date:         Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:10:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Which Type 2 to recommend?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <be3.cbc5c43.33135c91@aol.com>
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My thoughts exactly.  Get him a Toyota....


Jim




On Feb 25, 2007, at 1:41 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:


> In a message dated 2/25/07 3:11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Tell him to :
>>
>> 1. Buy the boy a good metric toolbox.
>> 2. Several good books on auto mechanics and VW
>> shop manual for vehicle .
>> 3. Send him off to the local VW shop when he
>> needs service and pay the bill.
>>
>> First evaluate if the boy has a mechanical
>> aptitude by having him  remove and clean and
>> regrease the bearings in his bicycle!
>>
>>
>> I'd get him an '80's early '90s Golf or Jetta,
>> not a type 2 bus. They are cheap to buy, popular
>> with youth, and reliable.New parts are available.
>>
>>
>
> honestly i'd never reccomend a vanagon to anyone as a first
> vehicle..especially a first vehicle daily driver for a teenager.
> its just a nightmare waiting to happen..
>
> chris
>
>
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