Date:         Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:00:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
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From:         Mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Advice Sought on Best Vintage Vanagon
Comments: To: Katherine Maas <katherine_maas@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Uh..... do you like heat? My guess would be it gets cold in Canada. The fan
is broken on my van but even in 20 degree weather it's toasty warm(t-shirt
only) inside from outside air blowing accross the heater core.

That aside I really loved the "feel" of my 78. the 2liter F.I. engines in
the 78 and 79 were fairly strong in my opinion.

Check out Ron's info at http://www.busdepot.com for more comparisons.

Mike
87 Westy

Katherine Maas wrote:

> I am a former Kombi owner (1970, 1974).  Never quite got resigned to not
> having a VW Camper, and I'm now back in a position to reinstate myself
> among the ranks of Vanagon owners.  I have been looking around awhile,
> and am torn between going back to a late vintage (78 or 79) Kombi, or
> going for a newer camper from the 1984-1991 era.  I am getting
> conficting information about maintenance costs, availability of parts,
> desireability of water vs. air cooled engines, and whether older campers
> can be air-care certified in BC -- between these two styles.  Can anyone
> out there offer me sage advice?  I'm located in the Vancouver, BC, area,
> in case that matters.
>
> Katherine Maas  (katherine_maas@hotmail.com)
>
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