In a message dated 2/25/07 3:11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM writes:

> Steve,
>
> Tell him to :
>
> 1. Buy the boy a good metric toolbox.
> 2. Several good books on auto mechanics and VW
> shop manual for vehicle .
> 3. Send him off to the local VW shop when he
> needs service and pay the bill.
>
> First evaluate if the boy has a mechanical
> aptitude by having him  remove and clean and
> regrease the bearings in his bicycle!
>
>
> I'd get him an '80's early '90s Golf or Jetta,
> not a type 2 bus. They are cheap to buy, popular
> with youth, and reliable.New parts are available.
>
>

honestly i'd never reccomend a vanagon to anyone as a first
vehicle..especially a first vehicle daily driver for a teenager.
its just a nightmare waiting to happen..

chris

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