

| Subject: | Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons |
| From: | Scott - IMAP |
| Date: | Mon, 4 Jul 2016 18:29:53 -0700 |
I only have one tintop 85 I want to see now. ( version ...manual trans, PS, AC, has Z-bed rear seat .which is very important. It's a 'homeless project van' that needs a good home. Running ! zero rust. One one slight dented area....lived its whole life in dry climates. have all the parts to complete it. under $ 2,000, located So. Oregon good for ... Mock-up to build engine conversions in while you drive your current van. has stock 1.9 Digiget waterboxer ..good for testing EFI parts on Great mobile storage unit, could even be a viable 85 Vanagon with mainly a lot of work ...and some parts, like a rebuilt Power Steering rack Only for someone that LOVES to build stuff, repair stuff, etc. Great learning project too. I'm working on my 6 other vanagons ...and bit by bit I do things this 85 needs. I'm getting out of the 83-85 early gasoline waterboxer vans .. got boxes of parts ...even rebuildable core 1.9 engine looking to unload most of that stuff. need a part of a 1.9 Digijet Vanagon ? ...I might have 6 of them. Scott On 7/4/2016 6:05 PM, Eric Wunrow wrote: > My Bad, Scott, my friend's looking for a complete van� > > Eric > Eric Wunrow Pictures > 303. 988. 8717 > > VW@EricWunrow.com (for this list's emails) > EW@EricWunrow.com (for private messages) > > > > 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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