Date:         Tue, 9 Jul 2019 08:14:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
Comments: To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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Apparently I need to rejoin Face Book. LOL.

I'd suggest that owners see them as more of a "classic" bus than the
water cooled Vanagons. Or, owners tend to drive the water cooled
Vanagons harder because they see them as more reliable. i.e. the
engine can take more of a beating.

That's a lot of air cooled Vanagons for sale. From the perspective of
possible getting one for a good price......

If the body and interior were in excellent condition, for the right
price, I'd convert another air cooled to water cooled and update to
the WBX transaxle in the process.

Neil.

On 7/8/19, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> There are 18 Vanagons on FB Marketplace within driving distance of me.
> Twelve of them are air-cooled. Overall, the air-cooled Vanagons are in
> nicer shape, at least body-wise, than their later-model counterparts.
>
> Why would this be? Is it simply that they were off the road for so long
> because of their reliability, or are there just more people around who can
> work on an air-cooled VW van?
>
> Jim
>


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Neil n

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