dear torn
take your wife out to a nice dinner slightly up scale from a & w
explain to her the benefits of how much less time you will be away from home
as having two parts vans will increase the likelihood of having hard to find
parts on hand
tell her you love her very much
tell her how much her support has been valued in your own life
how you have been able to achieve much more because you have had the
pleasure of her companionship
indeed tell her how it is very likely you would not even be able to enjoy
life as well as you have with out her valuable input

you will also be contributing to the green argument of a smaller carbon
footprint as you will not be using fuel to search for parts
and that all of the savings combined both real and intrinsic are only
possible and will be realized if she joins you on a secret special weekend
going in the working van to do stuff she wants to do
at least once a month ... twice if she wants to go twice ...

be sincere and be truthful ...
i tell my wife these things nearly every day
good luck
yours
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com> wrote:

> I went to look at 1990 Vanagon Carat someone is selling for parts or
> to restore. Mainly it has engine trouble. The owner says that after
> about 10 minutes you get the low oil pressure alarm and it looses
> power (won't accelerate). It has other minor issues and a pretty
> decent body. They want $500.
>
> Here's the thing. While looking at it (at a local VW repair shop) I
> spotted 1988 Carat! It was in pretty much the same condition. The shop
> owner is selling this one. He said the engine knocks. He bought it
> from the original owner and has an extra engine. Unfortunately he
> doesn't have time to work on it and wants about $500. This one is a
> Wolfsburg edition.
>
> Both are burgundy. Both have a full set of Carat Wheels with caps.
> Both bodies are decent although the '88 has some minor seam rust. The
> '90 has an rough rear bumper and needs a rear window. Both are
> automatic (lie my parts van).
>
> I have my '86 GL and an '87 GL for parts.
>
> I like the '90 just a little better but wonder if I should consider
> the '88 since I have an '87 parts van.
>
> Heck I'd like to buy both but my wife will likely kill me for showing
> up with just one of them.
>
> Is there an advantage to buying the '90 over the '88 in terms parts
> availability or ease of repair?
>
> Is one more valuable than the other?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Mark K
> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
>

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