Just getting caught up on the various threads. I agree with all that's being said here. My stock answer is that "one of these will cost you $20K. You can pay for it up front and enjoy driving it or you can get a fixer-up'r relatively cheap and spend the money AND time to get it trustworthy."

That was a comment someone on the list made when I started looking and asking here and I believe it to be a good summary. YMMV.

Regards, Peter Kraiker
nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com
Toronto, ON, Canada
'82 L Westfalia 1.9 TD 5 Spd (Babe)

On 2012-10-18, at 10:24 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> I try in 5 or 10 minutes to explain that they are 20-25 years old or more, they are not a "normal" car