On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Ron Van Ness wrote: > > Yep, I think especially when it becomes a hobby/infatuation/life blood it > can get a little expensive even for the non-vanagon folks. You start to > consider parts you "should" replace or modify that most "normal" drivers > wouldn't give a rodent's posterior about. Of course you can drive it with > the rust/dents, but you know they're there and doesn't it gnaw at you?! I bought my 914 (type IV engine) for 3,000$ last fall. I've spent over 2,000$ so far on parts, special tools, books, labor, etc. I couldn't sell it for 5,000$, but I'm keeping track of my 914-related expenditures to keep this project from getting out of hand. O yeah, we'd like to own a mid '70's Westy some day.
******************************************************************************* Dirk Wright wright@uspto.gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
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