And this is why I do my own repairs. I had just made a trip down to Wyocena, Wisconsin on the 28th to get a used transmission for the Syncro. I will still put it in and I will repair the head leak. The frustrating part is that right after I repair one thing, sometime before, another needs it. That just come with have an almost 13 year old vehicle with almost 200,000 miles on it. I had the same with the 1981 Diesel Rabbit when it was 13 years old and had 271,000+ miles and the 1969 Impala Custom Coupe when it was 25 years old with 191,000+.

I will not take it to any mechanic for an estimate because I will not take it to any mechanic for any will not take it to any mechanic for any repair. I have only had repairs done to this twice and the second one screwed it up so badly I would never do that again. And that is a place in Saint Paul, on East 7th, that specializes in Volkswagens!

Brad Spear Burnsville, Minnesota '72 Westy '87 Syncro GL

In a message dated 30-12-1999 22:52:05 PM Central Standard Time, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes:

> Now. Go to a garage and have them write an estimate for all these > repairs. The bill will exceed the value of the vehicle. This is why > many of us, work on our own vehicles. This is why this list and all > Vanagon people much be technically inclinded. In other words, anyone > who does not want to talk tech stuff, is wasting there money, and > will soon be extinct. > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z > Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler