Date:         Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:59:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
Comments: To: Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY127-W11B40E6CA628A3502E4350BD680@phx.gbl> (Ben Cichowski's
              message of "Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:37:16 -0600")
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Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@hotmail.com> writes:

> I'm going to second pretty much every thing Allan has said in his
> email. I'm a huge fan of Vanagons (though mine is a gas), but for
> the budget, overall quality, durability, etc...I'd go with a 123
> Mercedes. By your sign-off, you already have a 300D, so you probably
> know what we're saying. As you probably also know, the major
> downside (IMO) is that the Mercedes parts are quite a bit more
> expensive. I'm personally not a huge fan of Volvo's and believe my
> Mercedes will outlast about six of those other little buggers - but
> to each his own!

The sig line was mine, I have a 300D (need to add the recently-
acquired '91 Vanagon GL to that).

For Mercedes parts, you can't find much better prices OR people to
deal with than Rusty Cullens.  His site is www.buymbparts.com.  Note
that if you can't find what you're looking for in his web site, call
-- not everything is listed on-line.

Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL
1983 300D
1966 230