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Subject:Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
From:Joseph Fortino
Date:Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:06:21 -0800

I'll tell you all one thing, my bus is just like the aircooled
brother it will last as long as you put oil/gas in it. ;)
sure they drip and mark thier place.

taking my 1.9 to the " after life "

--
Joseph  Fortino
fortino1@onebox.com - email

----         JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 1/31/02 5:26:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM
> writes:
>
>
> > I had to laugh at the post by someone saying 'it happens every 100k'.
> > To come to this conclusion you would not have to drive just 100k
> in the
> > vehicle,
> > To establish a 'pattern', you'd really have to drive at least 200k.
> > Has anyone really driven 200k in the same vehicle?
> > I suppose a few have, but I bet not many.
> >
> > - David ('87 Wolfsburg - driven 25k)
> >
> >
> >
>
> ive seen 2 vanagons over 200k..   both were '90's  one was a carat,
> the other
> a GL.  the '90 carat had 285,000 miles on it..   no kidding.   other
> than
> some rusty rockers (the '90 carat actually had huge holes in the drivers
> side
> rocker, underneath the fiberglass trim) they were still mostly complete.
> oh, and both of these were parted out due to mechanical problems..
> chris
>

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