> You can not afford a vanagon or a british sportscar if you do not have
> or can not afford a live-in mechanic!

I'll drink to THAT!!

'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy
'58 AH Bugeye Sprite

All three require constant attention ..... but NONE are for sale.

Right after I picked up my Westy (I live in Maine ... Westy was in
Virginia) My big rubber head gaskets disentegrated.  I was over 1000
miles from home but had tools with me, so I replaced the gaskets myself.
While I was at it I replaced all the vacuum lines, injector seals, lots
of nuts and bolts, a couple of the smaller hoses, some of the fuel line,
and some of the wireing.  It all cost me less than $300.

Mike