You're absolutely right!
I've seldom seen a $2000.00 vanagon that the new owner didn't spend $2000.00
within the first year.
Of course there are exceptions like Andrews Westy and he may  have spent
twice the purchase price in the first year.
With labor rates, parts and the delivery charges it's real easy to spend
those big buck pretty quickly.
I think Larry had a dream and he went after that dream.
I'd speculate that if everything had been trouble free he'd been able to
stay out another 6-9 months.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:52 AM
Subject: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law

> Stan sez:
>
> >> I think you'll find that most people that buy a
> $10,000.00 Syncro don't spend an additional $10,000.00
> on a new engine and preventive maintenance and
> accessories before they start a trip. Larry is a true
> exception to this.
>
>
> But Stan, isn't that precisely the definition of the
> oft-quoted Wilder's Law: whatever you spend to
> purchase a Vanagon, plan on spending an equal amount
> to bring it up to snuff?
>
> Seems Larry is right on track ...
>
> Jeffrey Earl
> 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
> http://www.vanthology.com/
>
> "OK, I'll leave it at that since I've already gone on
> for far too long about something I don't know a whole
> lot about ..."
>
>
>
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