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Subject:last call before classifieds-87 Wolfsburg NY
From:Keith Olsen
Date:Wed, 9 May 2001 12:49:26 EDT

I figure I will give my fellow listees a last shot before I distribute the ad 
on the net.
It is with regret that I must sell BUZZO, Our family Vanagon.

We just have too many cars and one has to go, so here are the particulars.

1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg 138k 

Wolfram Grey, grey interior

PS PB PW PM PL AC CC AT      VW AM/FM-CASS

the good:

Has had a Rebuilt PS rack 35k ago

Rebuilt Trans from Weddle Engineering 30K ago

New muffler 10k ago

Rebuilt heads with all the trimmings last year.

Prestone extended life �orange coolant� 

coolant distributor replaced last year

all upper gas tank fittings replaced (no more leaks or fumes)

3k to 4k oil changes with mann / mahle filters

Heavy duty contractor�s tubular roof rack black (used for canoe only)

snap in curtain set fold up table, back seat fold out bed and rear facing 

jump seats.

interior in good used condition

No Alloys! 

Standard steel rims with 70�s bus hubcaps.

Good matching rubber

New Non-matching tire on spare

1 yr old �shop rebuilt� starter

1 yr old brakes

4 month old battery

Recent tune up with Rapid Parts �Blue Ignitor� Wires

Starts and runs and drives great

I�m the second owner all warrantee work had been done by dealer for PO.  

Somewhere I have a full computer printout of all dealer maintenance done BY 

THE Dealer until about 90K mi.

however, I re-reinforced the AC unit above the back seats because that�s 

where my daughters ride!

Just passed strict NY metro area saftey and emissions inspection including 

DYNO test.

the not so good:

Power mirrors don�t work by power anymore

power locks work manual only

cruise control works sometimes

one jumpseat seatbelt broken

one back speaker bad

when fixing the temp sensor I jiggled something (a ground?) that has now 

caused the oil light to blink after the engine goes over 2,500 RPM. It resets 
when you turn it off and on again Oil pressure itself is good, though

Aux heater under back seat has that sweet coolant smell when you fire it up. 

Cold to hot slider control needs work. (you can turn it from cold to hot from 

the lever inside but from hot to cold requires getting under the front of the 

van, getting the spare tire down and moving the heat off valve by hand)

The body has some light seam rust and a few strange patches behind the 

drivers door and over the rear wheel wells.  

some rust thru in the little steps under the rubber in the door opening step.

one hardly noticeable crease in the sliding door (still works perfectly)

The front fiberglass bumber has a 3� piece missing from the top by the driver 

side corner.  (PO�s doing.)

Summary:

All and all still very presentable and functional 

Presently registered, inspected and on the road, ready to go.

It went from Rhode Island to Florida and back last summer right after the new 

heads were installed and ran flawlessly. 

It actually camps quite well,  bed is very comfy and wider than a westy bed.

The temp runs in the normal range always (just at the top of the light) the 

fans run properly

the AC blows pretty cold was recharged 2 years ago.

It has three bumper stickers on the back which I think say it all,

�My karma ran over my dogma�

�BUZZO�

�keep the earth clean, it�s not uranus�

For the last 4 years my job has been transportation coordinator at the TV 

Show Sesame Street.  While I never had to go on formal �runs� with this van, 

it has shuttled every actor and muppet at one time or another including both 

Mr. Noodles.

(ask your kids) Big Bird says its a very cool rig and even sketched a cartoon 

of him driving it and gave it to me as a little gift after I helped him out 

one day. 

$2,500 or Reasonable offer

I am located 20 miles north of NY city

So please P-mail me with requests and questions.  I hope to have some 

pictures available this weekend.  

I�ll be happy to show it, but,  please be sure you are serious because 

nothing gets my knickers in a knot like staying home on a weekend day for a 

no-show.  (it happed twice for my 82 diesel vanagon and 3 times for my 79 

bus!)

Email

KaosProds@aol.com

Keith

87 Vanagon

81 diesel pickup

85 diesel golf (parts)

93 Saturn

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