Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:22:00 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: junkyard buses in Honolulu, HI
Comments: To: joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <C9060C4ED75A4A44BBC84A7A624B82D6@gp207joel>
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Having been born & raised in Hawai'i, I bet you an ugly part failure,
that those vanagons are ruuuuusssstyyyy. Everything there gets rusty
w/in 5-10 years because of the salty air. There is very little
"highway" speed driving, as the roads are short, the traffic
overwhelming, & most driving there can be stop & go, so cars wear out
quickly.  That said, VW's were plentiful, & good vehicles for low
powered Hawai'i driving, so maybe I am wrong again, & these have held
up over the years?


YMMV,

Mr. BZ


On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:06 PM, joel walker wrote:

> for the folks in Hawaii, who might be looking for parts ...
>
> the iaai.com folks who run junkyard auctions have THREE (3) vanagons
> listed in the Honolulu area ...
> a 1991 (no picture) ... parts only
> a 1990 (white, looks like GL or Carat) ... parts only
> and
> a 1987 (no picture) "other damage"
>
> junkyard located at 91-445A Komohana Street
> Kapolei, HI 96707-1715
> phone  808-682-2858
> branch manager - Millard Wong
>
> the one pictured showed the front and passenger side to be in what
> looks like good shape.  don't know about the other side and rear. :(
>
> hope it helps. good luck!
> unca joel

Tom Buese
tombuese@comcast.net