Ron,
Please change my =
status! I'm no longer a wannabe but now =
the proud owner of an 89 Westy!
Talk =
about great leap of faith!!! I'd never =
even sat in a Vanagon, driven a Westy, or =
laid eyes on this van until an hour ago!! =
I bought it "sight-unseen" over =
the internet from the PO in Texas. I had =
it shipped to Iowa and it arrived this morning. =
Its everything the owner said it was.
Talk =
about a larger leap of faith.....the owner =
sent the van AND the signed-over registration =
WITHOUT RECEIVING dime one from me before =
hand!!
I will say that I spent nearly =
a year, off and on, as a lurker asking occassional =
questions and watching all the discussion =
about tires, coolant changes, leaking head =
gaskets, you name it. When I located this =
via the internet, I called him immediately, =
was able to ask the right questions and =
better yet, he was able to give me the right =
answers! We struck up an immediate kindredship =
over the phone (VWitis runs deep in the =
blood of those afflicted!) and both felt =
comfortable with the deal.
Today =
I'll overnight the check to him. I'm taking =
a little cruise with it on Wednesday, having =
it detailed on Thursday, might actually =
go camping this weekend!
What a country!
Jim =
in Iowa
jfritz@decorah.k12.ia.us<=
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