If it felt 'right' (your butt knows...), the color is good with you and you can afford it I agree with Danny, buy it. The week apart birthday is a not only a bonus but a sign. Rob becida@comcast.net
At 6/24/2010 06:59 PM, Danny C. wrote: >If you were born 7 days apart I would surly buy the van........ > > >Danny C. >Portland, Oregon >'84 Westy (Vanny) > > > >--- On Thu, 6/24/10, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > >From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> >Subject: Opinions Please! >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 5:22 PM > > >OK, I looked at my first prospect tonight. '85 Wolfie Weekender. The >good: starts and runs well, auto trans shifts good, goes down the >road straight, paint fair, would look better with polish/wax. Door >panels all good, except fronts hacked for larger speakers. Under the >dash the wiring looks good, not a hacked up mess. Maintained by a >reputable VW shop, but hasn't been there in a couple of years. >Carpeting good. Minor seam rust, undercarriage solid. Engine very >dirty but not oily, even the underside.Canvas good, couple of very >small tears.The bad: shred-o-matic corduroy, brakes work but pedal >has a lot of travel and feels soft. Has air, not working, and power >steering (not a big fan) pop top seals shot. The real bad: coolant >expansion tank empty, main tank full (green, of course, but at least >it was full) Temp gauge never went above 1/4 in 20 minutes on a very >hot day (95) I couldn't get a real good look at the fuel lines, but >first thing I always do is > replace those plus all vacuum lines. Mileage is 137K, receipt from > VW shop at 104K (back in 2004) said "Head gaskets leaking badly". > Seller can't remember if they were done, but I'm thinking 6 years > and 33K miles on leaky head gaskets isn't likely. He says he does > remember a couple of large repair bills between then and now. The > good karma: the seller and I have the same name and were born 7 > days apart in the same year. His bottom line price is $3,200.00. I > can do all the work it needs myself. So, listees, what do you all > think? Opinions welcome. Thanks, Jeff > > > >Jeff Stewart |
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