My now 5 yr old daughter loves to camp and the $ it took to fill up the suburban cut into our fun and distance$ my uncle found my project for me not running and needing lots of love, so for$ 200. I took the risk and glad I did. I sank about$ 3,500 into it, Velma may be slow but the fuel economy is twice that of the burbon,she cleaned up well and my daughter love's her!!! Not many here in the omaha area but a few sighted here and there!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Oct 20, 2011 8:53 AM, "Jason Orr" <ladros@cox.net> wrote: Here on the East Coast in Virginia I have seen a few vanagons, but they are still not that frequent. When you see them out here they usually stick out even with soo many people driving suvs out here. I have been working on mine off and on and have driven it a total of about a year out of the about four years I have had it. The guy I bought it from was towing it around every time he moved(3 times) and wanted to fix it up but never got around to it. I was able to get it for 500$. He worked where I worked and when I got it running and drove it to work he saw it and said he felt sick to his stomach. All I could do was smile as I walked away after we talked for a minute. It is definitely a unique vehicle and I have learned a lot working on it without any kind of repair manual. Once on the road as a daily driver I look forward to the cheaper fuel fill ups comapared to fueling my 1970 Mercury Monterey. Thanks to everyone for all of the stories and tips!! I am glad I found Vanagon.com while searching for information, this has been a great experience!! Jason Orr Victor 1.9 hardtop waterboxer 4spd
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