Hey, for what it's worth, I think that the brown/tan two tone is a nice color combo. I was acctually considering one for sale near me. When I was yonger, I had a toy version of that two tone brown vanagon that smelled like chocolate. Wish I still had it, I'd sent it to you. =]
-chris
 Jorge Osorio <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU> wrote:Ditto on John's comment. I happen to own the exact same "ugly" 85
Tan/brown and I'm happy to report that I have not seen one in at least a
couple 100 square miles. Suffice to say that resale value aside, the
uniqueness of such a brick on wheels place us, the few, the proud ...the
vanageeks in a class of our own.

I am concerned about the rust factor getting to my ugly 85 Tan/Brown. The
snow is mighty white but just below lurks that damn road salt! Anyone
knows of a good Anti-Rust shop in the New England area that won't cost me
the down payment to lease a nice Audi A6 with Quattro??

Jorge

'85 Wolfsburg Weekender (Betsy, a.k.a Plan B)

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, John Jensen wrote:

> As one who has owned a few VW with colors I hated I can pass on a
> suggestion: Wait a while. The color may grow on you. A good paintjob
> can cost a lot of money, possibly more than the cash value of the
> vehicle. And if the existing paint is sound try this: Give it a good
> hand wax job. Sometimes a miracle happens.
>
> John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
> mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com
>

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