How about a Fox? I have a 1988 Fox with only 41,000 miles. Yes, 41,000. I bought it in 2004 with 14,470. Get 30 mpg, town and highway. New timing belt, water pump. 14 X 6 inch alloy wheels with 195/60HR 14 Goodyear tires. Performance aluminized exhaust!! Was garaged before I bought it. Paint is badly faded. Of course Mobil 1 oil in engine and gear box. 
 
I bought a Mercedes 560 SEL last year. Due to some health issues I favor the automatic in the mornings so I have been using the Benz and the Fox has been sitting. 
 
Let me know if interested.
 
Dennis
Long Island NY.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Pearson 
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:39 pm
Subject: Re: Rant--LVC
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> weren't you the one who told me yesterday to look for a japanese 
> "appliance"as the daily driver alternative to my van?
> 
> my appliance of choice is going to be a jetta wagon, as soon as 
> i can find a
> cheap one with a stick. wish me luck (for both finding and 
> maintaining it.)
> 
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
> 
> 
> >From: joe trussell 
> >Reply-To: joe trussell 
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Rant--LVC
> >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:18:18 +0000
> >
> >I'm glad my Vanagon's problems are relatively easy to fix...
> >
> >My wife comes in last Friday and tells me that the Passat ('01 
> GLX 4Motion
> >Wagon) smells funny inside. I take a ride in it and decide 
> that there's
> >definitely oil burning somewhere.
> >
> >Well, it was in the shop three weeks ago for its third 
> instrument cluster
> >as
> >well as a bad tie rod end, so I figured they might still throw 
> me some
> >Warranty slack even though it expired in November (VW 
> Certified) and they
> >had helped me out on the new new cluster. Under warranty, it 
> got two new
> >clusters, new temp sender, and a few other things that escape 
> me at the
> >moment.
> >
> >The long and short of it is that it was in the shop with increasing
> >regularity.
> >
> >We took it in last night, and they called this morning to tell 
> me that both
> >valve covers and an engine seal are leaking "a lot of oil" onto 
> the Cat, to
> >the tune of approx. $900.00. The service guy told me, "yeah, 
> this is a
> >pretty common problem." I wish I'd known that and figured it 
> out before
> >the
> >warranty was up!
> >
> >I looked at the payoff on my loan and told them they could keep 
> it. They
> >offered us an '07 2.0 Turbo Jetta for a very good price, which 
> will result
> >in a lower payment, lower insurance, and a fresh new warranty. 
> And, I'm
> >told, the back seat of the new Jetta is larger than that of the 
> old Passat,
> >so the kid's carseats will have more room.
> >
> >I'll miss the all-wheel drive and the solid power of the Audi V-
> 6, but I
> >won't miss the mounting problems that are creeping in...
> >
> >I'm a glutton for punishment, going into my 22nd Volkswagen.
> >
> >Oh, the Jetta is a compromise. I wanted a 4-door GTI. My wife 
> wants a
> >trunk.
> >
> >Joe T.
> >Volkswagen Masochist
> >
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