Delurking here to get a bit of advice. I am considering the purchase of a 1987 Westy, A/C auto. The body is in very nice shape, interior is squeaky clean. Original engine. 155,000 miles. Some head work done, I'm not exactly sure what. And now the question:
Am I crazy to be buying this thing with the expectation that it will take me, the wife, and two kids on a 8,000-mile plus tour of the east coast and Canada? I've owned many VWs in the past, but never a WBX. I am mechanically inclined, as all VW owners either are or will be at some point. I don't mind doing the work, in fact I enjoy it. However I'm too old to see much romance in being stuck by the side of the road, wife cursing and kids screaming, while the Westy boils over. I know a lot depends on condition and prior maintenance blah blah blah. Just tell me if indeed a trip like this is some kind of flashback and I should get a F*rd, or indeed if this is still doable in this day and age.
With much anxiety over joining the WBX crowd,
Bob W