<< Who says Vanagons are unreliable?...Reliability has to do with
consistency and repeatability....We know the heads will leak, the rods
will fail, the transmission will break, the water pump will rumble,
etc....We can also usually predict when we will need the flat bed....How
much more reliability do we want? >>

   Thanks for that, Dennis.  You made my day.  I scored a spare
transmission and am saving up for the inevitable rebuild.  <G>

       George/ATL
      '89 WesTiico, Wernher