On Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:57:30 CDT James Lu x3702 said: >A '83 water-cooled with 113k miles starts showing signs of >bad headgaskets. It will cost $1,200 to replace the gaskets. >Besides either selling it or replacing the gaskets, what >other reasonable option does the owner have? it depends on how much you like and depend on the car and its roominess/etc. a fellow in town fixed the exact same problem on his 84 bus by doing it himself. he got the gaskets (complete set, both sides) for about $200 from a FLAPS. now, if you checked around for some competent, reputable independent mechanic (yes, i know how hard they are to fine), you should be able to have the gaskets replaced for less than $600. for $1200, i'm assuming you are talking to a dealer. for that price, i would expect not only new gaskets and labor, but also new heads!! yeah, i probably wouldn't get them, but i'd expect it. :) >VW claims that they will not be responsible for this problem >(even it is a well-known design flaw) for pre-1985 with 80k+ miles >Vanagons. Does the owner still have any recourse? for that many miles, i'm afraid that they probably would get away with it ... citing all sorts of 'non-dealer' maintenance. especially if you are not the original owner. but i would bitch like hell anyway. joel
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