I have never owned a new car and I don't feel less
fortunate for it.

A lot of people drive used cars , and older ones often
are cheaper to own due to taxes, smog or emissions
requirements. It fits your budget, your needs. You
have a thing about thrift.
Or you spend 25,000 on a Syncro Westy.

When you drive by used car lots don't you feel
fortunate to have a unique vehicle you rarely see in
these lots? When do you see a Syncro Westy in a used
car lot full of junky old has been cars?

Almost every time I stop at a used car lot to look at
a Westy it's trashed.
Which is to say that the nice ones that haven't ended
up as junk are being driven or sold on the curbstone.
Which brings up my subject: Curbstoners.

You might think at first I mean people who smake crock
on sidewalks.
No, as defined by the State of Washington, these are
unlicenced bearded dealers hawking their questionable
autos in places other than car lots.

The State claims this to be very risky!
Well,  your'er taking the same risk buddy boy just as
much in those car lots- where unwanted cars end up.

Now there are some curbstoned cars and their
curbstoned sellers you should look out for.

But most sellers should look out for us- the savvy
Vanagon buyer.

If you know your Vanagon pretty well as I do than
there's not much a seller can hide.
You can take it in to a mechanic for a buyers
inspection too.

But you know what you are looking for. A lot of the
things the average car buyer has to worry about is not
going to affect the Vanagon buyer much.

Why, well, for one, if they have been in a major
accident , the chances of it ever going back on the
road are slim.

You are'nt going to be too worried about a rolled back
ododmeter. Your not going to buy it without a title.
You aren't going to meet the seller at a place other
than his residence or place of business. And, you
won't be too worried if he asks for cash.

If you really know how to look, you can find most
problems within an hour or a mechanic can.
So,  there's not a whole lot of worry with buying a
vanagon.

That comes after you buy it!

Sellers of junk Vanagons beware!

Robert

1982 Westfalia

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