Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:55:34 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] AAA and towing
In-Reply-To: <002c01c854dc$9db719a0$030fa8c0@darrell>
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"I am still in the fixing stage and have yet to put any miles on it."..says
darrel
after he wonders .... "Are Vanagons subject to a lot of breakdowns?"
hmmm ...i think i will relate my personal experience...
i have been driving since i was 17...
every vehicle i have ever been even close to has required towing at least
once
the vehicles i have purchased in my lifetime have all been at least 10 years
old
often my vehicles have been more than 20 years old ...
my first one a Studebaker Lark which i had towed to my home to begin the
restoration that never happened ...
util i bought my present 89 vanagon i have never paid more than 1500$ for a
vehicle
ad the first real mechanical success i ever had was my first VW ... a 68 Bun
until then i only changed oil and minor easy parts ...
the 68 bus i rebuilt every part then converted to westy myself from a
wrecked westy
i always shop at the bone yard first for everything ... including lights and
battery
the present diesel vanagon is in tip top shape and i paid 20K $ for her a
year ago
towed four times ... in one year of ownership ...
and put more than 20K kilometers on the highway ...
full throttle and the hammer down ... cept when i was being towed ;o(... ;o)
god bless BCAA Premium ...
even used it to help out some folks who were not members and had gone off
into the ditch just south of idaho border
bottom line ... dont leave home with out ...the best auto club membership
you can afford
yours
On Jan 11, 2008 9:33 PM, Darrell <darrell67@machinemaster.com> wrote:
> After reading the discussion about AAA and towing I got to wondering why
> people were being towed.
> Are Vanagons subject to a lot of breakdowns?
> What is the most common reason for having to be towed?
> I am a new owner and wondering what I have got myself into.
> I am still in the fixing stage and have yet to put any miles on it.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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