At 5:29 PM -0800 3/12/00, Kim Springer wrote:
>Here's what I want:
>
>Single Cab, 2.1L ('86 - '91), 4 Speed, and White.

You may want to seriously look in to what is involved in importing a
used single cab from Canada.  We have tons of them here.  Mind you,
we have a lot more double cabs than single cabs, but it just adds to
the thrill of the chase.  You would not have a problem finding one
meeting your specifications, as long as you didn't need it, like,
right away.  Like any good bus search, it'd prolly take you several
months to find one.  I don't know what's involved in importation in
that direction, but I've brought both my last buses into Canada from
california and it's really no big deal as long as you getthe
paperwork laid out properly ahead of time.  White, BTW, is far and
away the most common colour for these things.

In fact, there is a double cab for sale right here on Bowen Island
right now.  There are four vanagon pickups on the Island (all double
cabs, sorry), and only about 2,500 people live here!

And, yes, I've even seen syncro pickups, although I don't know if
they are aftermarket conversions or what.  I remember one of them was
white, FWIW.

I really don't know why Eric would have thought your specs were
unrealistic.  Maybe there aren't that many Vanagon pickups in the
states, but contrary to US foreign policy the universe does not end
at the 49th parallel.  Maybe Eric should get off the couch, away from
the TV, and travel a little more.  He *does* have a bus, I
understand...

T.

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'82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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