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Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:07:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Art McGinn <amcginn@ARACHNID.MICROWEB.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Art McGinn <amcginn@ARACHNID.MICROWEB.COM>
Subject:      Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
Comments: To: Larry Wissig <lwissig@MINDSPRING.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I personally would run, not walk, from a water cooled engine since they have a terrible history. But you might get lucky with an '85, then again you might not. Maybe some of the '85s on the list could remark on them. Good luck...

-----Original Message----- From: Larry Wissig <lwissig@MINDSPRING.COM> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:46 PM Subject: 85 Vanagon - should I buy

>I'm looking at an 85 Westfalia Camper. >> 108K miles and very clean. Everything works. Looks good, drives good. > >> It has after-market AC (vital here in FL, 97 degrees today). >> Added in California, I think buy a VW dealer.Looks factory. >> For sale by original owner who bought it in Germany. >> Asking $3700. >> >> Questions? >> >> What is it worth? >> Will it be reliable? >> What kind of engine is in it? >> I've owned a few old buses, >> including a cherry 67 that looked great but ate up a lot of my cash. >> Will it be similar to those or is it totally different in character? >> What should I look out for? >> >> Any help appreciated. >> >


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