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Bill 

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On Apr 26, 2013, at 3:09 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> 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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> Android and iOS apps
> 
> www.vanagonauts.com
> 
> 
> 
> 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..
>>