I finally got all my paperwork done. the bank loaned me a whopping 8k to buy my 89 westie. I put down 1100.00 and just ordered a set of yokohama y370s (~$385.00 mounted and stems and tax) from sears. needless to say I am out of toy spending money.!! The dealer I bought the van from just spend ~$300.00 on a new clutch master and slave cylinder for the transmission and a new thermostat housing and coolant change on the vehicle.. the kids are whinning (when are we going to see grandma in the new van) and now the coupe de grace..transmission is grinding from 2nd to 3rd the mech says its a synch gear..cost to fix ~$1200.00 (picture of crash and burn) from searching the archives and reading horror stories on "hiccups" and motor overheating and head jobs and the fact that special tools are neede to do this work aaannndd my local vw dealer says his mech has never done this before,is causing serious friction with my murphies law wife (also known as "you got took" yvonne)I have done all the paperwork gotten the money, but have not taken delivery because the dealer is willing to work with me on the cost of repair...should I just save my money and get an Aerostar? desperate 89 westie hopeful
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