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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:49:29 -0400
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      vanagon difficulty
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David Beierl asked what is it about vanagons that makes me consider them difficult. Here:

The are unreliable. Given their age, that is expected, but they NEVER were as reliable as Japanese vehicles, which in my experience seldom need repair.

People who can (or are willing) to work on them are rare, especially in the middle of the country. General shops can handle most vehicles. Take a vanagon to one, and if the shop accepts it, the repair will likely be done wrong.

Diagnosis seems more difficult than with other vehicles, even for knowledgeable techs.

Parts are hard to get and inordinately expensive.

A NON-difficult vehicle is one that seldom breaks, and when it does, can be easily repaired at a wide variety of shops at reasonable cost. That's not a vanagon.

'91 Vanagon GL Campmobile, which I love for its utility in camping and cross country travel, but fear will leave me stranded far from home or help.

Dave Mc


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