Been driving my 91 in northern MI winters since '91 and it shows. Exhaust
system could be wrangled to last 4 years max. Got smart and installed one
of Frank Condellis' systems about 8 years ago. Now the only maintenance is
the occasional gasket and that iron collector piece that has no stainless
version. Got the SS coolant tower and that thermostat to water pump pipe
that likes to hold a drip of salty water on it till it rusts a hole.

POR 15, Undercoating and Stainless Steel. Rubber Steering hoses and nickel
alloy brake lines. Keeping it alive!

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV Phoenix
Stock 2.1 250K miles
Northern Michigan

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On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> i too am daily driving an east coast bus. I have a winter bus and a summer
> bus, and as Chris stated, the crap they put on the roads out here is just
> epicly bad!
> I had an exhaust last ONE YEAR on that bus!
>
> But as also stated, they make great daily drivers!
>
> -Craig
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:42 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 4/26/2013 11:23:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > mdrillock@COX.NET writes:
> >
> > I have  been using one as a DD for about 20 years. First an 86, then and
> > 88, now an  87. The versatility is beyond compare. With the middle seat
> > out I can load  the floor area with tons of tools and still have plenty
> > of room for  drywall, plywood, etc. I also have a few campers that I use
> > for trips. The  type and length of trip determines which one I  take.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > a daily driver vanagon on the west coast is doable.   unfortunately not
> > here on the east coast.   the salt used on the  roads and the greater
> > temperature extremes and humidity makes parts  deteriorate faster than in
> > a dry arid
> > west coast climate.  they are  expensive enough to maintain, i cant
> > financially justify body panel and exhaust  replacement every few years
> > due to
> > corrosion..
> >
>