I'm the fourth owner of my '87 GL with @ 350k on the clock. The first 300k+
was put on by the original owner- he replaced or repaired many things along
the way including the engine and tranny (auto). The interior looks hardly
worn aside from needing some cleaning and some 'yellowing' here and there.
The second owner, a friend of the first put about 25k on it and the third
owner never got it running after an overheating episode. I put on the rest
of the milage. It needs a tranny rebuild among other things but that's no
fault of the vehicle or design so much as ignorance on the part of myself
and the previous two owners.

If I fixed the bumpers, did some body work and attended to various small
details it would look stock sharp. I've always wondered if the original
owner replaced or repaired much of the interior or if they just hold up that
well. I don't anticipate it surviving my three kids as well as it has the
previous occupants.

This van has lived in SoCal all its life, btw.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Last" <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Reached 100k on the 84 Westy-What now?

> Not to worry,  I have 197,000K on my '88 and it is still running fine.
> The only major service was a clutch replacement and having the head
> gaskets replaced about 100K ago.
>
> Keep the normal maintenece up, change the oil frequently (and the radiator
> fluid if you have a waterboxer) and it will last a long time.
>
> Makes me wonder, though - who can claim the most mileage?
>
>
> Todd