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