Date:         Wed, 1 Mar 95 13:48:14 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David.Kao@Eng.Sun.COM (David Kao)
Subject:      Re: FS: '85 VW Vanagon (fwd)

>>
>>>	2.  If you are a mechanic, it would be a great travel van for a 
>>>		great price ($900), as all else is in great shape
>>                           ^^^^^^^^
>>                           worth it for a parts vehicle alone!
>>
>>>
>>>It has air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, is dark blue, nice
>>>paint, new radials, water-cooled so it goes much faster than old buses,
>>>and has about 90,000 miles on the car, and about 20,000 on the rebuilt
>>
>>
>>WAAHHHH, it's obvious that Santa lives in California in the off season. Why 
>>don't I EVER see deals like this within walking distance. This is impeding 
>>the growth of my fleet severely!  tim s.
>>
>>

It appears to be a very attractive deal but... I thought about it for a
minute then I think people should really think about the "but" possibility
more before getting too excited.

Remember it's a watercooled vanagon, not an aircooled brick. This means
if the engine needs work it could easily take $3k or more out of your
pocket. What if there are problems on FI, brakes, tranny... It will not be
cheap if you have any of these problems.

Sorry for being negative. I got my 83 westy (oh, it's watercooled, just
like my 84 vanagon) very cheap. But then I might need new heads. I am hoping
new head gaskets will fix it.

David Kao
83 Westy, 84 Vanagon
I am in San Jose, close enough to UC Davis.