Peter, welcome to the ward. I'm from your neck of the woods (St. Catharines) and solved the location problem by moving to the left coast. Bicycles make great companions for Vanagons. I kinda think of it as a lifeboat. At the risk of pissing off 37% of the people here, I'll say that I prefer '86 - '91 vehicles, but would consider a nice '85.
Angus
Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island WA birdworks@gmail.com
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Peter K <bybike@gmail.com> wrote: > I am looking at getting my first westy, and have spent the past couple of > weeks looking through gowesty and thesamba to see what knowledge i can > glean... along with reading all the the info here for the past week or so. > > i'm not a mechanic, although i'm good with simple machines (i love > bicycles, > and am looking for a westy to keep my bikes company : ) I work with > computers, and don't love them... 'nuf said. So after a couple of weeks of > reading, I think I'm on that page "are you a eurovan guy or is a vanagon in > your future"... and as much as I appreciate the creature comforts of the > eurovan, I think it's a vanagon. So... now what? > I'm up in Canada (Toronto), and importing one from the States seems like a > lot of added effort. Most of the ones I see up here are out on the west > coast, which means I need to ask and assess remotely or spend a lot on > airfare to visit. I do get the "avoid round headlights" level of info I > have > (so '86 or later), I don't know enough to be able to assess what leaks or > malfunctioning parts are the ones that will have big $$$ signs attached. > And > rust... well, where is it really bad and if I see it I should stop dreaming > vs just an indicator of some body work and paint? > > I'm sure everyone here has gone through the newbie thoughts when they first > got the westy bug... help? > > -- > /Peter K > > You can find me at http://studiofstop.com > |
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