Hi George,

I saw that too, but figured that seam rust does not rule out low
milage, esp. on the east coast.

I have seen low-milage 1-owner vehicles (Not vanagons) with similar
milage that were complete write-offs due to rust. Very disappointing,
let me tell you. That black paint might be covering something that
could affect market value, but I wouldn't consider it as proof
against the legitimacy of the milage claim.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca
www.busesofthecorn.com

On 15-Jan-08, at 12:31 PM, G. Jannini wrote:

>>> What are the chances that this REALLY has only 24K miles? <<
>
>
>    Hmmm- black paint over an area notorious for seam rust...
>
> George/ATL
> '89 Westy, "Wernher"
> '67 Kombi, "Puddles"