I hear ya, Chris, loud and clear, and agree with your comments. It's still
a nice color though . . . :)

Marc

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:01 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:

> i agree with you that the color is kinda cool.. almost like the bluestar
> color.
> my point is judging by the rather large dents on the drivers side, they are
>  most likely trying to HIDE something with that  Rhinolining...especially
> with the way the Rhinolining comes way up  amost to the beltline on the
> quarterpanels... make me think something is  up..  trying to cover bad
> bodywork
> or rust or maybe the van did a slow roll  over onto the drivers side or
> something.
> Here on the east coast Rhinolining is a MAJOR red flag.  9 times  out of 10
> it is used to cover up a crappy bondo job patched over rust. you cant  see
> all the rust bubbles with the bubbly Rhinolining finish hiding it.
>
> you west coast folks think its cool and gives an off road look. here on the
>  east coast salt belt we know its a cheap quick fix used to cover up Rust
> when your looking to flip your car.  when i see Rhinolining on a vehicle
> like that around here its always bad news.
> buyer beware..
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/10/2014 2:55:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> dear  potential new owner
>
> i had a 89 California westfalia -
> it had FROM  THE FACTORY an almost identical rino treatment underneath and
> running all  around the lower portions - what was slightly different about
> my now gone  California is the finnish coat was painted over the rock guard
> - this looks  like a very well done rock guard & paint job  at least by
> pictures  - someone who looks first hand (with magnet in hand and a soft
> cloth to  prevent magnet from touching paint - ) will be able to quickly
> tell the  story -
> as scott says - looks like a time for an upgrade :) - wish i were  able $
> to
> at least kick tires and  more
> regards
> regards
>