Date:         Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:23:57 -0700
Reply-To:     marcus <marcus46@FREEWWWEB.COM>
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From:         marcus <marcus46@FREEWWWEB.COM>
Subject:      New to me 1988
Comments: To: "Vanagon@VANAGON.COM" <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
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Took the geo metro touring car to Dallas saturday to check out Vanagon
that I have working on buying for weeks.Have all the pic's and info now
for show and tell.About three blocks to go and notice Marcus High school
and one block from the address is Marcus st.I'm thinking what is this a
setup or what? Well any way.Get to the address and there it is as
advertised.Got out of the car and almost fell over realized I was
atleast quart low on coolant. Me not the car. Checked out the van in out
and under. Ok now for the test drive. Fired that 2.1 up and turned on
the a/c and and with in a few sec's my hands were turning blue.teeth
were frozen shut. Looked over at wife and she had ice sickles hanging
down from her eye brows.Ok It really wasn't that cold but dam near.Took
it for a test and nearly turned into a truck wasn't use to power
steering in a Vanagon.Good ride lots of power.Drove back to ower and
said think I want it but will sleep on and let him know tomorrow.Cause I
wasn't think to straight being a quart low.Went out to eat and parked in
lot was a round and square eyed Vanagon.Looked around the room and
spotted the round eye owners they were all drinking water and ice tea
but the pitcher full while faning themselves with the menu's and over in
the corner I spotted the square eye owners, they were all in fur coats
drinking coffee.So there you have it how to spot a Vanagon owner or
VAO.This method doesn't work in the winter time.Next day retested the
van and bought it.My big question was answered remember I was a quart
low.The day befor the shifting seem stiff but found out I wasn't
pressing the clutch in far enough.Lot of diff from a pressure plate with
10k and one with 179k.So Dallas your one short.Also you people drive
very well but of course it was saturday.Oh yes you want to know what I
paid.Well the Bentley was $4500 and the guy thru in the 88.That leave me
with a 1980-1984 Bentley for sale. First $40 cod to you gets it.  Many
thanks.    Marcus