To clarify, the folks I usually discourage are those who stop me in a
parking lot or at a campground really enthusiastic about wanting to get
"such a cool vehicle!"  I tell them about the woes and high cost of
ownership if you can't do at least some of the work yourself.  I think
gearheads like many of us get interested in them and do some research and
decide whether or not to jump into the adventure called Vanagon Ownership.
Edward

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 5:25 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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