I agree with your sentiments Mick.
Some of the list mail I have seen is verging on the paranoid especially
regarding the so called dreaded head leaking problem.
Seems to me the biggest problem is mechanics not diagnosing/repairing
correctly and charging way too much for their labour.
Then the Van gets the blame for being a peice of junk!
You just have to maintain these vehicles cooling sytems, don't drive them
flat out for 12 hours at a time, and enjoy them!
Regards
John.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: WBX Nightmares

> Bill... it's not the messages stating problems I'm talking about... of
> course that's to be expected... it's a fix-it list.  It's those bitching
> about the WBX like it's the black sheep of the family that bothers me.  As
> Chris said, it's not perfect... so what is?  But it has served a number of
> us well (for the most part) when we've taken care of it.
>
> If I didn't love VW buses from way back when (61 splittie, 76 loaf, 86 GL,
> 88 GL Wolfie, and now 89 syncro westy), and suddenly starting reading this
> list, I would think vanagons with WBX's were pieces of s**t and no one
> should touch them with a ten foot pole (I am sure there are some listees
out
> there that think just that!).  Fact of the matter is they've served a
number
> of us quite well in spite of a few shortcomings.
>
> Mick Kalber
> Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
> 62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
> ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
> hotlava@interpac.net
> www.volcanoscapes.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Davidson [mailto:wdavidson@thegrid.net]
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 5:42 AM
> To: Mick Kalber; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: WBX Nightmares
>
>
> > You know, you guys (and gals) are starting to make me nervous.  I've had
3
> > WBX Vanagons and never had any serious problems with them.  To listen to
> you
> > all talk, I'm about ready to swap out my WBX for something else...
> possibly
> > anything else, if I keep listening to your horror stories.
> >
> > Does anybody have anything nice to say about the WBX?
> >
>
> Mick,
> It's like you're going to the hospital and asking for people to testify
how
> they've never been sick a day in their life! :)
>
> The focus of the list is how to fix problems....
> so, of course, you're going to see a predominant number of posts about
> problems.
>
> Bill