Date:         Fri, 9 May 1997 22:43:53 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         vwbus@netbiz.net
Subject:      Re: vanagon questions to the folks that know

> I would have to ask myself why a vehicle with only 37k needed these parts
> already?
> 
> On Fri, 9 May 1997 09:54:00 -0500 Mike Ingala <techmti@athenet.net>
> writes:
> ...it has 4 new tires, new water pump, all newly done brakes, mostly new
> exhaust 
> >and only 37,000 original miles.
> 

Actually all these are quite reasonable.  Sitting has killed the 
brakes as there was water in the system, tires probably dead about 
this mileage, water pump a bit scary again from inactivity and 
probably lack of coolant changes.  Generally buying such a beast is 
going to still require all the age related maintainence regardless of 
mileage.

John
vwbus@netbiz.net

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