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Date:         Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:24:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summary
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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$100.00 per year ( + - ) a hundred or so sounds appropriate. In addition to really enjoying my 84 Westy purchased in 1996 w/11k miles on the odometer, I've always believe that if I can get away from $250.00 - $300.00 per month car payments + insurance and maintenance costs, I'm ahead of the game.

Sam Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geza Polony" <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:25 PM Subject: Re: The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summary

> Good information here! So it works out to a bit more than $100 a month > over > the long haul, with everything done by mechanics. > > Some of your expenses were for installation of optional items, like > wheels, > too, so in a way you could subtract that from maintenance costs. > > Disappointing that the AMC heads lasted only 60K miles. It looks like that > was the biggest single repair item of all. > > The costs would have been way down, of course, if you had DIY'ed the whole > way along. Things like replacing your alternator ($230) could have been > done > for much less. > > It's always hard to figure out how much a vehicle really costs, especially > in comparison with another. I bought my Westy at 22 years old for a bit > under $2000, and even though like all of us I'm eating it on the gas, I > feel > it's cheap to run based on lower insurance rates, low registration fees, > no > depreciation (in fact, appreciation, depending on the van), savings on > meals > and motels while travelling, and the like. But how you gonna figure all > that > out? > > I would bet that someone who bought a good '91 Syncro Westy in 2000 (for > $15K?) and sold it today (for $25K?) would have NO cost of ownership > whatever if they DIY'ed the repairs. > > Thanks for the post. > > Geza


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