brian,
     buy a cheap car! i also have an 87. last year i drove it in illinois on
the great salt roads and regret it. i now have small rust bubbles all over
and it made me want to sell the van. i've calmed down and i bought an older
cadillac that i will be able to keep running for next to nothing compared to
repairs on the vanagon. my vanagon is now nicely tucked in my garage for the
winter.

>From: Brian Honan <bhonan@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Brian Honan <bhonan@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: winter car or vanagon ?
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 02:27:05 GMT
>
>Seeking advise: I own a 87 GL with 150,000 miles on it. and was debateing
>on
>parking it for the winter. I live in Pittsburgh with salty roads and the
>pot
>holes suck cars up at times here, especaly in the winter . However I live
>in
>the city and walk to work and or the post ofice, vido store excetra. I make
>a hour comute a few times a week and going out and stuff. So I am thinking
>of investing in a car and keeping the miles off of the Vanagon so it's
>ready
>to go camping in the spring .
>But as you all know it's not to bad on gas, a good runer and has great heat
>.
>
>  I would need to take a loan out for a cheap car. Or should I  just drive
>the Vanagon and save the money to fix it when it breakes or needs the heads
>replaced or the engine rebuilt.
>
>Parinoid ?
>
>Brian
>
>
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