Touche' Steve and ditto to Joseph, most eloquently = stated and we concur.  Owning a Vdub is a state of mind and spirit that an = american minivan just could'nt achieve (no disrespect to those owners intended) = and we believe maintenance is essential!

t and rmb

Joseph J. Liasse wrote:
>I think the = operative phrase in your message is;  "The type of maintenance I
>want to = do." If you want to do it, what care you about what  = "they" say?
>From your message I take it that you are into things = mechanical a little
>more than the rest of us. You apperantly like to mess = around with them while
>the rest of us do so only out of = necessity.

Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>I read Cory's recent observation that all vanagons = fall within one of
>three categories with great interest. the = categories were something
>like: (1)low mileage not yet in need of repairs; (2) = 100,000 mile range