Yup,
Done it too ! :o)
Flew from SLC to PNX to Terra Houte IN.
Take a good but small tool set.
And since I was sleeping in rest stop,
I took a pistole'
might have been a mistake...
Airlines dont like you bringing them along much these days ? ;o)
I was strip searched at every chance
and from every angle
Price of freedom in Am ? don' know...

Got to the auto dealer selling the Westy.
A 91. Started it up & the darn thing
Sounded like a Typewriter !!!
They were asking $7900 for it.
Talked them down to $4842
in the end.
I didnt know if I'd make it home with the thing or not.
But there I was. No ticket home.
Didnt they realize the barrel they had me over?
Started the three day (I hoped !!! ) trip home.
And the farther I drove, the better the Engine sounded !!!
I didnt know about the hydraulic lifter
emptying over time.
& I guess Neither did the car dealer !!!
Terra Houte is a college town
But I think mostly a Ford & Chevy Truck Town.
They Did Not Want to End Up With the Vanagon!!

Any who... Would Not do it Again !!!!
Woke up in Nebraska at a rest stop, it was dark....
Saw a truck stop at the next exit, & so I pulled in & got a cup.
Asked the nice lady at the counter what time it was.
She said 7:48.
I sez... Morning or Night.
She looked at me, wondering what my drug of choise might have been !!! ??? !!! ;o)
Delerium for sure.
Rather be working over time at my job
And pay for the shipping !!!!
Any day !!!!
Opps !!! my 2 cents worth is up !!! :o)
& Mamma wants me to take her to the Oasis for breakfast !!!!
What ever ya do dudes...keep mamma happy!!!! ;o)
have a beautiful Day !!!!
JC....

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>

> Another option is to have a shop do an inspection on the vehicle prior to
> finalizing the purchase. Living in Alaska any vehicle that is not local is a
> long way away. Seattle alone is 2500 miles by road or over $1,000.00 to ship a
> vehicle, add to that the cost from where the vehicle is to Seattle and we could
> easily spend $2,000.00 in transportation. Because of this what I and others up
> here have done in the past and will do again is have buyers inspections done
> prior to closing a deal on an automobile. Prior to purchasing our `87 Westy
> Syncro in California 4yrs ago we looked at half a dozen vans across the country
> and I paid for inspections on several of them, the others either sold first or
> after discussing them with their owners and/or seeing photo's I passed on them.
> Inspections do add to the price of the purchase but can save you a lot of money
> later. They will not keep you from having problems on the road, they should
> however cover all the basics, engine, drive-tra
> in, brakes, suspension, etc, and you can decide from there whether to ship,
> drive, or have repairs done then drive home. We look at the drive home as an
> adventure and as long as you are resourceful, adventurous, allow extra time, and
> have a good inspection done prior to departing, then go for it and drive.
>
> Mark in AK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenneth Wilford
> Date: Saturday, June 2, 2007 1:14 pm
> Subject: Dangers of Ebay Adventures
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>
> >
> > Moral of the story, if you are buying a van on ebay from far away,
> > weigh the
> > cost of having it trailered to you against the cost of all of the
> > fuel you
> > are going to use getting it home, your one way air fare, all of the
> > expensesyou can incur with repairs/breakdowns on the way, and just
> > pay the money and
> > have the thing trailered to your house. It works out to be cheaper
> > almostevery single time. I have had my share of "adventures" like
> > the one these
> > kids are having and I say they are overrated. :-)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wilford
> > John 3:16
> > http://www.vanagain.com
> > http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com
> > http://www.eurovan.org
> > http://www.vwcabrio.org
> > Phone: (856)-327-4936
> > Fax: (856)-327-2242
> >