The only issue here is whether the engine has enough life in it for another 40,000 miles or so. Have your friend do a compression check and if all are at 120 or better with the difference between any two not being greater than 10% than it would seem that everything is ok. The best choice would be to have a look at the maintenance records. Suspension, tires and brakes may need attention. A good indicator is the relative condition of the interior. If the seats are worn and torn, knobs are broken etc, this may indicate that the vehicle was not well maintained.
BTW - I had a chance to meet David Schwarze while in SD recently. A great guy who knows how to drive quickly and in control. He and I hit some of the best VW shops in the area, and I managed to pick up a few items for the Westy to boot. DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788-2889 Email address: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.