It's decent miles for it's time.  It's the gas
prices that are obscene!!  :)

--- Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Actually, I'd guess vanagons aren't on the list
> because if we thought they
> were that bad, we wouldn't have them!  And I'd
> hardly call an average of
> 18-20 mpg decent gas mileage, unless your comparison
> is a hummer.
>
> Yeah, Wes, you are blinded by love.  But that's
> okay, we all are!
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> :::Of Wesley Pegden
> :::Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:01 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: 50 worst cars, and the vanagon isn't
> one of them
> :::
> :::People keep bringing up how vanagons aren't on
> this list.  I mean, of
> :::course they're not, right?
> :::The major design flaw of the vanagons is the head
> gaskets, and still
> :::many go 100k or even 200k between gasket jobs.
> Other than that, many
> :::aspects of the vanagon seem very well designed.
> It's an incredibly
> :::functional vehicle, whether comfortably hauling 7
> passengers or camping
> :::equipment, that gets relatively good gas mileage
> (decent even by today's
> :::standards), and is relatively easy for a backyard
> mechanic to work on.
> :::Did I mention it looks cool?
> :::
> :::It seems most of the rest of its quirky
> mechanical reputation is due to
> :::its rarity and novelty in this country
> (especially away from the west
> :::coast)... your typical mechanic hasn't seen one
> before, and so has no
> :::experience with them, making owning one a major
> pain if you can't do the
> :::work yourself or are lucky enough to live next to
> a good vanagon
> :::mechanic.
> :::
> :::Am I missing something here?
> :::
> :::These are old vehicles.  Of course they need some
> parts replaced.  And
> :::since there aren't many vanagons around, it's
> harder to find mechanics
> :::who can do the work.
> :::
> :::Am I just blinded by love?
>

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