2wd gl 91 2500-3500 us and 500 first maintenance and then 300 per year if
kept clean.  my .02.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Mark Hineline <hineline@helix.ucsd.edu>wrote:

> About a month ago I asked for opinions about whether I should get a
> Vanagon or a 1980s-vintage Toyota van.
>
> You all convinced me.
>
> However...
>
> My initial plan was to sell my GTI for about $5000, pick up a Vanagon
> for $2500 to $3500 (lots of them here), and do tires, fuel lines,
> coolant hoses, etc. The major flaw in this theory is that I've found
> the bone yards, where Vanagons used to be a dime a dozen, relatively
> empty. The theory is that this is partly a consequence of cash for
> clunkers, but it does give me pause.
>
> So my revised plan is to hold onto the GTI and open up a revenue
> stream for a Vanagon, roughly on the order of a $4000 purchase price
> and $4000 a year in repairs, replacements, and mods, for five years.
>
> Does that sound about right?
>
> Mark in Vanagon-filled San Diego
>