Date:         Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:39:30 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Surfing CL
Comments: To: Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <526606D9.5060809@turbovans.com>
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LOL, some people call dumping a can of "Motor-Medic" into the crankcase as "rebuilt"! I'm always suspicious when I see a vehicle, any vehicle, for sale with a freshly "rebuilt" engine. Sure, it may be someone who just got tired of it or wants to flip it, but I most often suspect it's "I just spent $5,000.00 on this &#^# thing and it STILL isn't right" Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> Looks like a Carat to me.
> the price is attractive all right.
> one never knows what 'rebuilt' means, or if it's done right even if it
> is an actual rebuild. The word almost makes me automatically
> suspecious ..given that I had to completely re-do two 'rebuilt'
> waterboxer engines in the last year.
> Some people call head gasket job a 'rebuilt engine' ..which it's not
> of course.
> If it's a factory lowered and deluxe Carat with a manual trans ..
> highly desireable IMO. Fine price if's any good.
> Mostly I am finding that these vans need dozens of things fixed on
> them ..sometimes even when a lot of money has been spent on them.
> Vanagons rock,
> S.
> On 10/21/2013 8:55 AM, J Stewart wrote:
> > Looks to be like a nice van, but I'd be real suspicious about that
> > "rebuilt" engine. A true rebuild would cost a whole lot more than
> > the
> > asking price! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> > > I threw a dart at the map and searched V-gons in Junction City KS,
> > > lol.
> > > To my surprise, found this:
> > > http://ksu.craigslist.org/ctd/4103248864.html Doesn't a Bob Hoover
> > > style road trip sound romantic? Fly in and drive
> > > it
> > > umpteen thousand miles home, dealing with breakdowns and such? :-)
> > > If so, please keep us informed to your progress.
> > > I miss those days..