Yeah, great advice for a newbie!   Start out by putting an engine from
another manufacturer in there....

                                                            Jay

Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>@gerry.vanagon.com>
on 05/19/2002 04:32:16 AM

Please respond to Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>

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Subject:    Re: all those tire postings...reducing cost of maintenence

>If you are cash-strapped, don't buy a Vanagon.
>
>I'm not kidding. They are vehicles that require a lot of maintenance, and
>sometimes, especially for newbies, it's a pretty rough go.
>

If you really want one, one way to make it MUCH more dependable is to
fit a Subaru engine... getting the best of both worlds (East & West).
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut