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Subject:Re: Save this Vanagon!!
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:12:38 -0700

SHE would kill me.

tim in san jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff at Vanagonparts" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:09 PM
Subject: Save this Vanagon!!

> I offered this van to the list last week.  Quite a few people expressed
> interest, and nearly all who did wanted more information.  So... here's
what
> I know:
>
> '84 Vanagon GL
> 98,000 Miles on Odometer
> Super Clean!  (needs cleaning)
>
> I bought this van at one of the auctions and it's been sitting ever since.
> It's in such nice condition that I just can't bring myself to part it.  It
> had a cracked "H" pipe that I bypassed with straight hoses earlier this
week
> so that I could test the engine/tranny.  Other than running rough when
cold,
> this van seems to run pretty strong.  I bled the cooling system and
> everything seems fine there as well.  I let it idle for about an hour and
> the cooling fan cycled appropriately and the temp needle never exceeded
3/4.
> The test drive was limited to my parking lot, but once again everything
felt
> solid.  The tranny shifts smooth, the brakes work well, as does the
> steering.  All the electrics work as well.  The interior is very nice and
> the body is straight and rust free.
>
> Title Info:  The van comes with a bill of sale from the auction company I
> bought it from.  If registered in California, you will be required to get
a
> smog, and a brake & lamp inspection before the DMV will register the van
as
> a salvage title.  Other states may vary.
>
> The pictures below are of the van as I bought it (i.e., it hasn't been
> cleaned for about a year).
>
> It can be yours for the bargain price of $500.......
>
> Yes, I could part this van out for a lot more than $500, but it just seems
a
> shame to destroy a perfectly good Vanagon.  Unfortunately, I don't have
the
> time or need for another Vangaon project, do you???
>
> SMALL IMAGES:
>
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/van1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/van2.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/van3.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/van4.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/van5.jpg
>
http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/instrument.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/interior1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/seats1.jpg
>
http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/rear_seats1.jpg
>
http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/small/seat_backs.jpg
>
>
> LARGE IMAGES:
>
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/van1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/van2.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/van3.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/van4.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/van5.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/instrument.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/interior1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/seats1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/rear_seats1.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/84_Vanagon/web/seat_backs.jpg
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com
>