Date:         Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:41:37 EST
Reply-To:     Karibel@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kari Williams <Karibel@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Mom to travel across U.S.: advice?
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hi everyone,
i'm a new subscriber to the list and am hoping for some advice. i recently
purchased a '90 vanagon (not camper, but back folds into a bed), and am
planning to drive from california to new york and back again with my 2 teenage
daughters for our annual girls trip. (i know what you are thinking: glutton
for punishment. but they are the ones who really want to go!) anyway, my
vanagon has low miles (60,000) and runs great, but is there something i should
do to it before making the journey? like, i don't know, replacing the fuel
lines and belts or something? the only thing i know how to do is add coolant
and oil and call AAA. we have 2 months to make the trip and plan to take it
slow and easy and spend a few days in corpus christi, miami, washington d.c.
etc. should i be changing the oil every 2,000 miles or so? anything else?
        my brother is a vw mechanic and always keeps my vws in shape, but he isn't
being helpful about this trip, as he thinks 3 women alone on the road are
headed for disaster. anyone out there make a similar long distance trip?
advice? warnings?
kari (karibel@aol.com)