Hey Peter,

My 85 westy has 287,000 miles and still running great. Original engine and
trans Keep it!!

J.R. Beckham
Narragansett Rhode Island
85 Westy
87 Wolfsburg
91 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
Peter Brandt
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 85 Venango; To keep or not to keep...

Hello all; I have a 1985 water-cooled Vanagon, it runs great, has 105k
miles on it, I have owned it for 7 years, and have taken meticulous care
of it.  I use it to commute to work every day but I am not sure how much
longer I can expect it to last.  I am toying with the Idea of looking
around for a newer one (1990 or so w/lower mileage).  Does anyone have
any advice on whether or not I should sell and upgrade to a new vehicle,
or keep my current one and run her into the ground?  How many miles are
typical on these puppies?

Thanks for any thoughts, it is appreciated as I contemplate this
decision...

-peter-