It's ridiculous to even consider such an endeavor. At best you still
have a 14 year-old van with 14 year-old technology. A STUPID move for
anyone except someone for whom that kind of money is small potatoes.
Guarantee that things will start failing as with all other Vanagons,
regardless of what's been replaced. I'd like to have it, but would never
pay (that much) for it.

Jason - 1987 weekender ($1300)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Doug in Calif
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] meet tim...
>
> There are folks buying new cars over $50K that loose MORE than that
total
> amount, in simple deprecation after owning for only 3 years.
>
> Two words
>
> "Cadillac Escalade"
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] meet tim...
>
>
> > Doug,
> >
> > Total out the door including cost of vehicle $32k
> >
> > Or how I'd rather look at it ... $.53 per mile over
> >  60,000 miles and still a fair amount of life left
> >  in the Haus :)
> >
> > Larry Chase
> > www.roadhaus.com
> >
> > - - -
> >
> >
> >
> > Date:    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:40:46 -0500
> > From:    Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: [Syncro] meet tim...
> >
> > Wow --- though it's not unprecedented. Never did the math but I
wonder
> > what Larry spent on Roadhaus --- before he hit the road. Though when
I
> > think about it --- my total dollars in my van is getting up there.
"One
> > piece at a time................."
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Doug