Beginning with '85, the lower control arm is cast instead of made of
sheet metal.

-Dana-

Jonathan Lee wrote:
>
> Well, well . . .
> I had decided not to buy the Vanagon.  Now, everything else I was
> looking at has fallen through -- I'm back to the Vanagon.  It's a sign.
> I'm buying one.  I've been dragged into the club, I guess.
>
> Before I buy it, though, I must ask.  Would a 1985 be an any better bet
> than a 1984 (intrinsically, I mean.  I haven't actually seen the '85, so
> I can't vouch for its condition).  The price is pretty much the same . .
> .
>
> best,
> Jon
> ---
> Jonathan Rhodes Lee
> jrlee@mailandnews.com