Date:         Mon, 15 Mar 1999 17:44:21 PST
Reply-To:     sixpack@EXCITE.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Deepak Kumar <sixpack@EXCITE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Random thought
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..You could always splash out CDN$60,000 and get a nice new vw camper with
a V6 mota , an apparently thrifty auto ( the only transmission available in
N.America) and no 4-wheel drive...

Helpfully yours
Deepak
'87 syncro

On         Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:01:56 -0800, Nathaniel Merrill wrote:

> When me westy spit out a new electrical problem for me this weekend we =
> turned around, went home, jumped in the Subaru and went on our way.  Seems
=
> I have done this an awfully large number of times in the year I have owned
=
> my bus.  I really have to think about the current running condition of the
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> bus before considering if I will drive it.  The Subaru has ALWAYS taken me
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> everywhere.   Never even think about it.  I realized that same day we =
> dropped the bus off at home and switched to the Subaru- while pondering =
> the likely problems cause- that I have no idea how the fuel injection/ =
> emissions/ sensors or really anything about the engine in the Subaru.  I
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> have had it since new in 1990 and driven the shit out of it for 145,000 =
> miles.  The ONE (1) time I could not drive it in all those years was a 15F
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> day and the 6 year old battery just gave its last crank.
> As I said, I have had me westy for 1 year.  It is a 91 with about 123,000
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> miles and I have the beginnings of a masters in Vanagon mechanics!
> Whats wrong with these German engineered wonders?  Why so sensitive?  It
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> is entirely likely that some of the sensors in the Subaru are shot but it
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> dose not care (apparently).  Oh well. I whish I could sleep and cook in =
> the Subaru.  I whish I could jump in the westy for a trip at any time =
> without even a blink.
> Nat
>          =20





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