I have an AVP, purchased from them.

Leonard and family seem like straightforward, nice folks who know
wasserleakers well.

That said, my rings would not seat. I finally had to run the engine very
hard, much harder than I ever would run any cars engine, even my M3, to get
the rings from a quart of oil every 800 miles to a quart every 2000. That
was 60k miles ago and the rate just went to a quart per 2500 but that�s
tentative.

They said it had only happened once before in the many years they�d been
rebuilding. I believe them. I was just unlucky. As a kind of make good they
didn�t charge me for the case; mine was bad.

Other than that they were straight forward, did what they promised, when
they promised, for the price promised.

Mike

On 4/14/06 2:34 PM, "Robert Campbell" <vanagon-rcampbell@USA.NET> wrote:

> Hello Vanagonauts,
> 
> So, I'm approaching the day when I'll need a new engine.  My trusty Carat is
> now >172K miles and the leak in the passenger head is getting worse -- this is
> my daily driver.
> 
> Can some folks out there with FIRST HAND knowledge chime in with comments on
> why you would use the GoWest Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1 ($3495 + $1500 core) or
> the AVP Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1 ($1800 + $800 core)?  I'm not basing
> everything on price, but I'd like to hear some words from those of you who
> actually HAVE either of these installed and running for some time.
> 
> In grazing through the archives, the information seems to get emotionally
> charged pretty quick.  I'm not looking for opinions here, just the facts from
> those who have these engines installed.
> 
> So, if you have the AVP (from Bus Depot) or a GoWesty rebuilt running in your
> Van, can you let me know if you are satisfied with it?  How long you've been
> running (miles/km)? And, would you use the engine again?
> 
> Of course, I could end up just replacing the heads..... ($1000 for a set from
> both Bus Depot and GoWesty).
> 
> Thanks for your input!!
> 
>     -Robert Campbell
> 
>