This is true. With the exception of paying my Ex's dad to trailer it and
buying lots of beer for Brien and Billy to install the engine - the cost is
all parts and the time I have put into it myself. I have to learn to do as
much as I can because I can't afford a good mechanic at all. I'll save that
for when I really need it.

On 7/31/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > I'd say I have about $800 into mine this year but that includes
> purchasing
> > it, hauling it from Indiana to the east side of MI, hauling it from the
> east
> > side of michigan to the west side, installing the engine (original), and
> a
> > few part here and there. I certainly hope it doesn't cost that much on a
> > regular basis.
>
> Vanagons are relatively durable in my opinion. But most of your local
> garages
> probably do not know about them very well. They may waste your money in
> repairing
> them for you. Experienced Vanagon mechanics on the other hand will not be
> cheap.
> Had I needed others to service my Vanagon it probably would have cost far
> more than
> $800, including the initial purchase cost, per year over 20 years.
>
> David
>
>
>
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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown
interior taken from the parts bus)
86' (We call this one Parts)
85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)