84GL (auto) pretty solid... pretty quick good power... BIG fan!
Chad~

On Nov 19, 2007 9:41 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> RE: Best Year
> As with most of the other answers you will get my experience is anecdotal,
> based only on my experience.  I've put about the same time/miles on two
> Westfalias, an '85 and a '90.  The '90 has been, for me, a great improvement
> over the '85.  A little more power, much more relaiable, and a much better
> driving vehicle.  I'll qualify my answer by adding that if I had known as
> much about the Vanagon when owning the '85 as I do now with the '90 I might
> have had the '85 driving as nice as the '90.  But the engine, brake, and
> suspension changes in '86 and on were improvements.  If I had to replace the
> '90 I'd only look for an '87 on.
>