Buses are cool for the "smiles per hour" factor but the actual driving
down the road is not much fun for the driver.  You have a very squirrely
steering and suspension system, sound deadening is pretty much
non-existant (you get major trash can lid shutting noise every time you
shut a door) and the air cooled engines are time bombs (they make the
waterboxer seem super reliable in comparison).  The 73-83.5 engines are
the worst and most expensive/hard the get parts for engines I know of.
Bob Donalds did like to rebuild these engines because they were so
tricky that after 30 years they would still throw him for a loop now and
then.  I loved driving around a 66 bus that I restored for a guy a
couple of years ago.  I took short trips to town and everyone smiled and
waved to me.  To go farther than 10 miles I take my Vanagon.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

Tieitup wrote:
> Why do you all love your vanagons so much over the air cooled busses. what
> is it, the possibility that maybe their more reliable?the body style or just
> possibly because you have one and love her dearly.
>
> adam
> 88 westy getting skinned this week for work
>
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