Many of the much improved later vans came without "all the bells and
whistles" so no need to get added features you don't care for. The
earlier vans are fine but 87 and later gets you so many improvements
over most 84 and earlier vans that it is not a fair comparison.

Mark

Don Hanson wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 1:39 AM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> The short version and bottom line is,
> 87 is the first year with 'all the important changes finally done.'
>
> t
>
>    Somewhat off the original posters question,  and a personal opinion
> only________
>
>    If there was a basic 84 in perfect shape and a 91 in perfect shape with
> all the bells and whistles, side by side, there for my choice...and I
> didn't have to think about reselling eventually  and both had identical
> aftermarket conversion engines...there would be no hesitation on my part,
> I'd take the 84 in a heartbeat.
>
>