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Date:         Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:48:33 -0800
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From:         Brent Christensen <brent@alliancemfg.com>
Subject:      The BEST year for a Westy?

Hi all: I have been lurking on the list for about three weeks and have = corresponded with several of you on an individual basis during the = course of my current research..

Here's a topic for a thread that I have not been able to find = (surprisingly) in the archives for the list: =20

I want to buy a Westy (either weekender or full-blown camper, syncro <g> = or not), and I am curious if there is a generally-accepted opinion as to = which model years/options packages are the most desireable, and which to = avoid. The car will be also used as a daily driver for about 10 miles = round-trip.

There seems to be an obvious consensus that they have problems with the = heads. Is there a "sure" fix to keep it from recurring? (For example, I = had a Chevy Vega (ugh) years ago that had silicon-impregnated cylinder = walls that failed after about 25,000 miles. The sure fix was to have = the cylinders bored out and fitted with steel sleeves). I see many FS = Vanagons that say "new heads," but if they fail just as regularly as the = originals, it seems that it is only postponing the inevitable. (?)

Thoughts/opinions anyone?

Brent Christensen So. California

Former owner of numerous rabbits, GTi's, a Scirocco, and a multi-hued = (mostly rust) '66 (I think) bug with no back seat!


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