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Subject:Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled westy?
From:Rob
Date:Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:43:02 -0700

At  10/26/2012 12:24 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>Hi All, Was wondering if there are any major gotchas with the 82
>west that are worth knowing about? I'm thinking of upgrading to a
>westy b/c the family has grown. Cheers, Harry

I drove air cooled buses for years, they worked really well & I
remember the worries I had when I went to my first water cooled
Vanagon. Turned out it just another VW bus.
Even today I see people in air cooled VWs living their lives and
driving down the road. If you want it go for it!

Rob

vwrobb@gmail.com
Still in western Washington State, USA