Date:         Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:00:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Best Year Vanagon
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I love my 85gl :)

-----Original Message-----
>From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Nov 19, 2007 9:41 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Best Year Vanagon
>
>RE: Best Year
>As with most of the other answers you will get my experience is anecdotal,
>based only on my experience.  I've put about the same time/miles on two
>Westfalias, an '85 and a '90.  The '90 has been, for me, a great improvement
>over the '85.  A little more power, much more relaiable, and a much better
>driving vehicle.  I'll qualify my answer by adding that if I had known as
>much about the Vanagon when owning the '85 as I do now with the '90 I might
>have had the '85 driving as nice as the '90.  But the engine, brake, and
>suspension changes in '86 and on were improvements.  If I had to replace the
>'90 I'd only look for an '87 on.


Kind Regards,
Joseph Fortino
fortino1@earthlink.net
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IM: love2bike1414@yahoo.com

Have a Great Day!