I don't know if they had been on this or another Vanagon Support Group
while they owned their van.  We first met them in a campground near Dease
Lake, BC, Canada in June of 2012 while on the way home after retrieving our
van from Daryl and Matt(AATransaxle) whom stored it for us before and after
our road trip through the southwest in December and January.  We were all
stuck there that night as up ahead the Alaska Hwy was closed due to several
washouts between the Alcan/Cassiar junction and Kluane Lake.  Since then we
cross paths once in a while as one of their kids was taking piano lessons
from my sons teacher.  You are right many people assume that Vanagons can
just be driven and serviced without regard for the fact that the newest
ones in the US are now 25 years old and will require more than just the
fluids and filters newer cars do.  Then again some people don't manage even
that much I know of a two year old car with just over 30,000 miles that is
waiting for a new engine to arrive because the based on the records
provided its only had two oil changes, the second one happened one week ago.

Mark in AK

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 5:54 AM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:

> Were they on this/a forum?  Without you guys/girls ten years ago I
> wouldn't have had a clue that I need a separate emer fund for my Vanagons.
> If one thinks of VW vans like other vehicles you will assume they can just
> be driven and maintained.  Like a woman, they're just too complicated to
> treat that way.  ;-)
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> There is at least one up here with a pop top on it but I don't know that
>> is
>> has any of the kitchen in it.  The family that owns it used to have a
>> Westy
>> but sold it after spending too many camping trips in their driveway(their
>> words).  They chose Toyota reliability over Vanagon adventure.  My guess
>> is
>> that their Westy like many suffered from prior owners and the passage of
>> time and needed more than they would or could give it.
>>
>> Mark in AK
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > C'mon, folks, it would meet the needs of a lot of folks, especially
>> those
>> > with "modern vehicle-itis." I'd take it.
>> >
>> > Stephen
>> >
>> > Mobile
>> >
>> > > On Oct 28, 2016, at 4:16 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > A fair weather 'camper'.
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:08 PM, David Bjorkman <
>> ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Yet another attempt to be a Westy.  BTW, watch your head (and feet)
>> > >>
>> > >> Dave B.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On 10/28/16, Edward Maglott<emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> interesting conversion.
>> > >>
>> > >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/302117517837
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Neil2
>> > > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
>> > > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
>> > > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
>> > > '90 Westfalia Subagon (SaL)
>> > > Fulltiming since August 2008
>> > > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> '90 Westfalia Subagon (SaL)
> Fulltiming since August 2008
> Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>