Jeff,

Maybe will need a BBT (Big Brown Turd) support group on here.

http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/122076201

Reminds me I have to fix that screen (on a long list of odds and ends to
do).

Regarding the van you are looking at:   The miles seem nice and low (we
bought our Weekender with 100K more than the one you are looking at, but it
seemed like it must have went cross-country a lot b/c the interior wasn't
too bad).  The body looked straight and I guess it's not rotting out like so
many east coast vanagons.  Like you said, the pool of available Vanagons in
the east is way smaller than the west.

You have been around the block enough with VWs to know if this is a
manageable project for you.  We paid about that for our 86 and got two years
of use, local camping and one 1000 mile trip to Montana and back (to
Seattle) before deciding to do the engine/tranny thing.

Mark

86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"

Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
regardless of temperament.  Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
http://www.blackpearldogs.com/  Learn about black dogs in a Vanagon at
http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/108220533

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:16 PM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> HI Scott,
> Hey thanks again to everyone, YOU PEOPLE are the the best, and the reason
> I'm looking for another Vanagon. I know I sound like a kid who just wants to
> hear "Sure Jeff, sounds like a great deal, buy it". The irony here is that
> years ago on this very list I shot down a young kid who posted pics of the
> worst looking rust bucket I'd ever seen. I told him to PLEASE listen to me
> and give up on this one. He answered me back with "Damn dude, why are you so
> negative?" Why? I'd been there before, and sure enough, after many posts he
> dropped out of sight. I simply wanted him to learn from my mistakes. This
> one ain't perfect, and while I could possibly spend more and get a much
> better one, it's hard for me to justify for two reasons: I have a 2010 PT
> Cruiser company car and I have a 17 yr. old daughter heading to college next
> year. Plus I like "tinkering" with these things. My last one I purchased
> with a seized engine, and following Jim Thompson's excellent write up
> transplanted a 2.1 engine into an '84 Westy. Anyway, I'm headed back
> tomorrow with the wife to make a final decision. Another thing is that these
> vans are geographical-here in Virginia there aren't a whole lot to choose
> from. If I include non campers there are more to choose from, but still only
> 3 or 4. What ever happens, I'm just looking forward to going to some VW
> camping events again...SOON! Thanks again, everyone!
>
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