Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:48:29 -0500
Reply-To: John_R._Robson_at_NCN001@CCMAILGW.MCGAWPARK.BAXTER.COM
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From: John Robson
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Subject: Re[2]: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
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I have an 84 Westy with 150k on it. I bought it 7 years ago wityh 80k
miles. The engine runs perfectly and has never had any work done on
it except for basic maintenace items. Transmission works but has been
sticky for a while (bad synchronizers?)
Buy it!
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Subject: Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
Author: Art McGinn <amcginn@ARACHNID.MICROWEB.COM> at Internet
Date: 6/30/98 10:07 PM
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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Subject: Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
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