On 8/25/06, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Cars just need maintenance, some more so than others. Ours just fall very
> far to the
> "more so" side. At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
>
> Do ours really require more? I don't realy see too many 15-20 year old
> vehicles out there on the road. Do new vehicles even last that long?

Well, I've only got a '94 honda civic to compare my '90 vanagon to
right now, and to me it seems to need a LOT more maintenance. Mileage
on both is about the same-- right around 175K miles. The Honda has
needed only a new radiator and a cv boot replaced, while the Vanagon
has needed a whole new engine, radiator, rear brake cylinders, etc. I
guess they really don't require MORE maintenance per se, just more
DILIGENT maintenance. The PO of my honda was no worse than the PO of
my Vanagon, but the vanagon didn't seem to take the abuse as well...

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"