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Subject:Re: Surfing CL
From:Scott Daniel
Date:Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:02:17 -0700

Looks like a Carat to me.
the price is attractive all right.

one never knows what 'rebuilt' means, or if it's done right even if it
is an actual rebuild.  The word almost makes me automatically suspecious
..given that I had to completely re-do two 'rebuilt' waterboxer engines
in the last year.
  Some people call  head gasket job a 'rebuilt engine' ..which it's not
of course.

If it's a factory  lowered and deluxe Carat with a manual trans ..
highly desireable IMO.  Fine price if's any good.
Mostly I am finding that these vans need dozens of things fixed on them
..sometimes even when a lot of money has been spent on them.

Vanagons rock,
S.

On 10/21/2013 8:55 AM, J Stewart wrote:
> Looks to be like a nice van, but I'd be real suspicious about that "rebuilt" engine. A true rebuild would cost a whole lot more than the asking price! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>> I threw a dart at the map and searched V-gons in Junction City KS,
>> lol.
>> To my surprise, found this:
>> http://ksu.craigslist.org/ctd/4103248864.html
>> Doesn't a Bob Hoover style road trip sound romantic? Fly in and drive
>> it
>> umpteen thousand miles home, dealing with breakdowns and such? :-)
>> If so, please keep us informed to your progress.
>> I miss those days..