>| It would be nice to know if any one has owned a
>| vanagon new how they feel about their purchase then and 15+ years
later.
>
>I'm the original owner of a 1987 Westy.
<Despite following the VW's recommended maintenance schedule religiously,
using VW replacement parts and practicing
>preventative maintenance, the vehicle has left me stranded at the side of
the
>road more
>times than I deserve and has cost me more in repairs and parts than it
cost to
>buy in the first place. If I knew in 1987 what I know now, I would not
have
>bought the vehicle.
>
>Roy Olynick
>'87 VW Westfalia GL
>(till death do us part)

Gee Roy, what do you do without a DPO to blame things on. And as for the
rest of it ---- I missed the part where you go "Aprils Fools".

Cheers,
Doug