Someone posted a magazine article not too long ago that was review of the
Vgon Westy and its engine blew out and was replaced at low mileage. Maybe
it's the same van (!).
I thought the article was interesting for that fact- never seen a vehicle
get what was essentially a positive review despite the rather major negative
of having blown a motor right in the middle of the 'test'.
Actually I've read about a number of WBXers that were replaced under
warranty. Doesn't strike me as being that unusual.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: '87 Westfalia on Boston's Craigslist

Couldn't it have blown up at 100,000 miles and been replaced with a
working used engine that already had mileage on it?

Chris

On 5/11/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/11/06, J Tassone <jtassone@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here's the link...
> >
> > http://boston.craigslist.org/car/159173155.html
> >
> > It needs some work.
>
>
> Yeah, I'll say. I notice a little paint bubbling around the outlets and at
> the seams. As one memorable vanagon listing on ebay once said, "this is
> normal" ;)
>
> "spare is one of the original tires, hardly used."
>
> Man, if it's one of the factory Conti's, at this point it's not so much a
> "spare" as it is an "artifact".
>
> "179,000 miles (engine actually has only 168,000)"
>
> I'd love to hear the story behind THAT. Did they manage to blow up the
> factory engine at only 11K miles? Or do they now know every AAA tow truck
> driver east of the mississippi? Maybe they have a big diesel pusher and it
> was their "toad", but who'd want THAT?
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>