In a message dated 1/24/04 1:18:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jimfowler@PRODIGY.NET writes:

> if the vanagon i have (1984) is rebuilt carefully and
> thoroughly, is there any need to worry about
> reliability?  what i'd like to do is overhaul the
> engine and take it out on the road for various and
> sundry reasons.  i'm not looking for an "around town"
> vehicle, and i wanna make sure that i'm not about to
> start throwing money into a bottomless pit.
>
>

HAHAHAHA!!!    sorry.. :<)     vanagons are bottomless pits.    but theyre
fun bottomless pits!!   and i cant think of a better vehicle to throw money at
than the vanagon..     lets just enjoy our pits and be happy.

chris