carfax it and test drive it.
i did on my 86 and after driving it, the miles didn't scare me.
when a PO does preventative maintenance and is a list member......worth every penny.
out of all my Vanagons, that 86 was the best $730 i have spent.
btw, it was found and purchased off eBay.

dylan

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:47:02 AM
Subject: Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?

Well just in terms of resale I can't see any reason to lie about high
millage?

JFF

On Nov 14, 2007, at 10:09 PM, joel walker wrote:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=514406

sez it has 396,245 miles on the odometer.
anybody got a higher mileage bus??
:)

unca joel