Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:29:53 -0700
Reply-To: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
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I only have one tintop 85 I want to see now.
( version ...manual trans, PS, AC, has Z-bed rear seat .which is very
important.
It's a 'homeless project van' that needs a good home.
Running !
zero rust. One one slight dented area....lived its whole life in dry
climates.
have all the parts to complete it.
under $ 2,000, located So. Oregon
good for ...
Mock-up to build engine conversions in while you drive your current van.
has stock 1.9 Digiget waterboxer ..good for testing EFI parts on
Great mobile storage unit,
could even be a viable 85 Vanagon with mainly a lot of work ...and some
parts, like a rebuilt Power Steering rack
Only for someone that LOVES to build stuff, repair stuff, etc. Great
learning project too.
I'm working on my 6 other vanagons ...and bit by bit I do things this 85
needs.
I'm getting out of the 83-85 early gasoline waterboxer vans ..
got boxes of parts ...even rebuildable core 1.9 engine
looking to unload most of that stuff.
need a part of a 1.9 Digijet Vanagon ? ...I might have 6 of them.
Scott
On 7/4/2016 6:05 PM, Eric Wunrow wrote:
> My Bad, Scott, my friend's looking for a complete van…
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> Eric
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> On Jul 4, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>
>> I just saw on Wet Westy's that a couple just got a 91 Syncro Tin Top and
>> they're all excited of course ...camping and adventure etc.
>>
>> their last VW was a 67 Split Window Bus I think I read ..
>> that sure is a Quantum Leap ..............and they'll probably do fine ...
>> IF ever there was a Vanagon to warn people ..'be prepared for what
>> you're getting into' ...or however you want to put it,
>> it's a Syncro Vanagon. Not for the faint of heart or wallet, generally
>> speaking.
>>
>> Reminds me, I have a stock Syncro Driveshaft I would sell.
>> Nothing particularily wrong or worn on it. Located Southern Oregon.
>>
>> I 'may' be up to Portland OR around July 17...concerning any delivery.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> On 7/4/2016 2:36 PM, Edward Maglott wrote:
>>> To clarify, the folks I usually discourage are those who stop me in a
>>> parking lot or at a campground really enthusiastic about wanting to get
>>> "such a cool vehicle!" I tell them about the woes and high cost of
>>> ownership if you can't do at least some of the work yourself. I think
>>> gearheads like many of us get interested in them and do some research and
>>> decide whether or not to jump into the adventure called Vanagon Ownership.
>>> Edward
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I never discourage people from owning Vanagons ..
>>>>
>>>> I just tell them they take SPECIAL CARE AND UNDERSTANDING ..
>>>> that they are not like a old, say, Toyota that will run forever with
>>>> hardly any repairs..
>>>>
>>>> I also ask if they have ever owned a VW of any kind.
>>>> Some VW background helps for sure.
>>>>
>>>> Fortunately older VW's are pretty conducive to owner-repair and
>>>> maintenance.
>>>>
>>>> On 7/2/2016 6:59 AM, Edward Maglott wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dennis says: "One thing you will find as a new Vanagon owner is that most
>>>> regular shops are not equipped or willing to bother with vehicles of this
>>>> vintage, never mind the Vanagon with its idiosyncrasies."
>>>>
>>>> worse yet are those shops that don't know what they are doing but try to
>>>> work on the Vanagon anyway, causing much more damage than good.
>>>>
>>>> Edward
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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