If it felt 'right' (your butt knows...), the color is good with you
and you can afford it I agree with Danny, buy it. The week apart
birthday is a not only a bonus but a sign.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  6/24/2010 06:59 PM, Danny C. wrote:
>If you were born 7 days apart I would surly buy the van........
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>Danny C.
>Portland, Oregon
>'84 Westy (Vanny)
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>--- On Thu, 6/24/10, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
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>From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
>Subject: Opinions Please!
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 5:22 PM
>
>
>OK, I looked at my first prospect tonight. '85 Wolfie Weekender. The
>good: starts and runs well, auto trans shifts good, goes down the
>road straight, paint fair, would look better with polish/wax. Door
>panels all good, except fronts hacked for larger speakers. Under the
>dash the wiring looks good, not a hacked up mess. Maintained by a
>reputable VW shop, but hasn't been there in a couple of years.
>Carpeting good. Minor seam rust, undercarriage solid. Engine very
>dirty but not oily, even the underside.Canvas good, couple of very
>small tears.The bad: shred-o-matic corduroy, brakes work but pedal
>has a lot of travel and feels soft. Has air, not working, and power
>steering (not a big fan) pop top seals shot. The real bad: coolant
>expansion tank empty, main tank full (green, of course, but at least
>it was full) Temp gauge never went above 1/4 in 20 minutes on a very
>hot day (95) I couldn't get a real good look at the fuel lines, but
>first thing I always do is
>  replace those plus all vacuum lines. Mileage is 137K, receipt from
> VW shop at 104K (back in 2004) said "Head gaskets leaking badly".
> Seller can't remember if they were done, but I'm thinking 6 years
> and 33K miles on leaky head gaskets isn't likely. He says he does
> remember a couple of large repair bills between then and now. The
> good karma: the seller and I have the same name and were born 7
> days apart in the same year. His bottom line price is $3,200.00. I
> can do all the work it needs myself. So, listees, what do you all
> think? Opinions welcome. Thanks, Jeff
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>
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>Jeff Stewart