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Date:         Sat, 11 Nov 1995 20:24:03 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: Alloy Wheels??

In a message dated 95-11-08 10:17:30 EST, wesn@eskimo.com (Wes Neuenschwander) writes:

>I have a friend - a non-list member - who recently bought an '89 Vanagon >that was equipped with alloy wheels. As I recall from my Vanagon shopping >days ('91 Westy) the alloy wheels, though gorgeous, had some pretty >daunting care requirement/recommendations, such as weekly washing, >avoiding certain detergents, etc, that were apparently related to >corrosion problems.

Yeah, the corrosion & maintenance problems are really, really bad. Tell him he should get rid of those alloys right away! By the way, I, uh, uh, uh, could be persuaded to take them off his hands (not that I'd want the headaches of course) for a maybe uh, uh, $20. each or $50. if I was "forced" to take the whole set.

Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg


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