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Subject:Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
From:Eric Wunrow
Date:Sun, 3 Jul 2016 11:44:47 -0700

Good call, Wayne.

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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
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>>    303. 988. 8717
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>