> -----Original Me
>
> Would you pay $1600 for it?  Would you make sure to go out of your
> way (OK, about an hour) to see a VW mechanic to check it out first?
> I've been reading about Westies all day and I'm concerned aobut the
> head gasket thing though there's no visible leak or anything under the
> bus.  We looked at several Westies - from '72 up to this one and this is
> by far the nicest, at least as far as we can tell.  We plan to use it for
> camping and longer
>
>
Well, if the body is NICE, it sounds to me like a bit of a bargain. On the westy coast, they are going for quite a bit more than that.

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