

| Subject: | Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons |
| From: | Eric Wunrow |
| Date: | Sun, 3 Jul 2016 11:44:47 -0700 |
Good call, Wayne. Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures 303. 988. 8717 VW@EricWunrow.com (for this list's emails) EW@EricWunrow.com (for private messages) On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:39 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hey Eric, > thanks for making me chuckle. > > Hey ! ..if Anyone complains or thinks their at some disadvantage Vanagon tech-wise, we can just say .. > we have one member who can't even see and he manages to cope with it all just fine ! > > On 7/2/2016 8:10 PM, Eric Wunrow wrote: >> Thatta Boy, Scott! >> >> Considering we're full-timers.. >> newish to our '84� >> and love it to death� >> those other guys were bumming me out, Man! :-) >> >> Eric >> Eric Wunrow Pictures >> 303. 988. 8717 >> >> VW@EricWunrow.com (for this list's emails) >> EW@EricWunrow.com (for private messages) >> >> >> >> On Jul 2, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: >> >>> I never discourage people from owning Vanagons .. >>> >>> I just tell them they take SPECIAL CARE AND UNDERSTANDING .. >>> that they are not like a old, say, Toyota that will run forever with >>> hardly any repairs.. >>> >>> I also ask if they have ever owned a VW of any kind. >>> Some VW background helps for sure. >>> >>> Fortunately older VW's are pretty conducive to owner-repair and >>> maintenance. >>> >>> On 7/2/2016 6:59 AM, Edward Maglott wrote: >>>> Dennis says: "One thing you will find as a new Vanagon owner is that most >>>> regular shops are not equipped or willing to bother with vehicles of this >>>> vintage, never mind the Vanagon with its idiosyncrasies." >>>> >>>> worse yet are those shops that don't know what they are doing but try to >>>> work on the Vanagon anyway, causing much more damage than good. >>>> >>>> Edward >
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