Jed, sometimes, when there is no path ahead of us we must make one our
selves...(feeling a little ZEN this morning)

I say Go For It! and get in touch with WetWesties

Good luck

Jorge

PS: I ditched my wife for my vanagon ;)

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Jed Jankowski wrote:

> I have the opportunity to buy a 1991 Vanagon GL.  Body is rust free. good
> rubber, paint is in fine shape, and the interior is clean (missing the
> armrest on the driver's left side, though.)The head gaskets were replaced in
> Feb of 2002 at the local VW dealership.  I took the van into a local
> privately owned VW shop and he did a pre-buy inspection.  He said the engine
> is in good shape, compression in all 4 cylinders is 150.  The owners have
> all the maintenance records and it has been serviced continuously by the
> dealership where it was purchased those many years ago...
>
> Anyway -- I need transportation (my camry exploded) and I have always
> thought about getting vanagon.  I really like the whole idea behind the
> vehicle and it's simple utilitarian design.  This vanagon has 127k and the
> owner is asking 5900.  I'm in the pacific NW.  Can I expect to get reliable
> service out of this vehicle, or am I condeming myself to a downward spiral
> of repair bills and a vehicle I love but hate?  P.S. The wife unit would be
> very disappointed if I bought a car that went into the shop a month after I
> bought it!
>
> Any words of encouragement or warning would be GREATLY appreciated!
>
> Jed.
>
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