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On Jul 4, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

> I just saw on Wet Westy's that a couple just got a 91 Syncro Tin Top and
> they're all excited of course ...camping and adventure etc.
> 
> their last VW was a 67 Split Window Bus I think I read ..
> that sure is a Quantum Leap ..............and they'll probably do fine ...
> IF  ever there was a Vanagon to warn people ..'be prepared for what
> you're getting into' ...or however you want to put it,
> it's a Syncro Vanagon. Not for the faint of heart or wallet, generally
> speaking.
> 
> Reminds me, I have a stock Syncro Driveshaft I would sell.
> Nothing particularily wrong or worn on it.  Located Southern Oregon.
> 
> I 'may' be up to Portland OR around July 17...concerning any delivery.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> On 7/4/2016 2:36 PM, Edward Maglott wrote:
>> 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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