In a message dated 1/23/2010 10:31:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
vanagon@KIPPERT.COM writes:

Jeff  (Jeff's Volkswagen Repair <http://tinyurl.com/y9vv9b2>) still has
another Carat for sale. An '88. He wants $400 for it as well. It's rebuilt
engine seized up after only 10k miles. The rebuild company (that the original
owner bought the engine from) would not honor the warranty since it could
not  be proven that poor maintenance was not the cause of the failure. It was
a one  owner machine and Jeff says she took good care of it. After the
rebuild  crapped out she wanted nothing to do with it. Sad.

Jeff does have  another engine to put in it, just not the time to do it. As
such it's been  setting for at least a couple years. I took some pics last
year. You'll see a  broken out window. There's a replacement window inside
to fix that. _http://www.kippert.com/vanagon/88carat/_
(http://www.kippert.com/vanagon/88carat/)

the alloys alone are worth the asking price of the van...not to mention the
 jumpseats, fiberglass bumpers...etc..etc..   the van looks clean  enough
to put back on the road..

*sigh*.. indiana is too far a drive plus i have a broken foot.

chris