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Date:         Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:43:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!!
Comments: To: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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"Drinkin' the Kool-Aid' ...luvit !

On 3/20/2012 7:31 PM, Daryl Christensen wrote: > I, for one, think we have another 15 to maybe 20 yrs of good parts access > still. > The key in my opinion are these lists....Vanagon, Syncro, Subi, Samba, etc. > where we can commiserate, swap ideas and parts. > And the people who are constantly willing to answer the many questions that > are thrown at us are certainly among the best around. > There is used stuff that is available thru many of us who don't just throw > "junk" away. > There are small companies that specialize in conversions of various types. > For the likes of me, in my business, there are transmission parts being > re-made as they become NLA on a regular basis by me and others. > We all wish VW would make a "new Vanagon" , but if most of us workin stiffs > had to shell out 60 or 80K for a new rig..We could not. > I just spent what I consider a pile of spare cash on a 90 Doka Tristar to > keep it from being sold to a guy who wouldn't appreciate it. > Long live our wonderful VW Cult and its peeps who are "drinkin the kool > aid...." > > Daryl of AA Transaxle > 425-788-4070 > "On the cutting edge of Old technology" > 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk (getting painted and de-rusted) > 90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie (new toy for Syncro and Mogfest) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Koerner > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:41 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!! > > TurboVans Scott wrote the following and it got me thinking.... > > "I'm sure as supply dwindles on these old vans they let the supply run out > ..pretty understandable." (regarding parts and so forth) > > So we all know we are constantly dealing with old age on our beloved > Vanagons; thanks to this List and the wonderful suppliers we are able to > handle it. As our wallets allow. For many of us, we want to have this > superb vehicle, or it's equivalent, ready to go and ready to tackle whatever > we throw at it with confidence. But I suspect things will get harder and > harder to maintain and keep ready to go. > > Do we just keep "plugging the holes" as it were, or dig deep into the wallet > NOW while pretty much anything we need for our Vanagons is still available. > Sort of like GoWesty does; spare no expense. Endure the pain briefly, and > then be good for another 10-15 years. > > Or hope for an alternative vehicle to present itself? And we all know there > will probably be a hefty pricetag going that route even if it were true, > gotta be north of $35-40K right? > > Just wondering what you guys are thinking these days regarding longevity and > options. I'm sure many who love the "Vanagon roadtrip style" are thinking > like me. I've been a VW van owner since 1974 and it's kinda in my blood; > but I'm a practical guy too. > > Rich > San Diego >


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