I briefly owned a '91 Westy in addition to the '87 Westy we've had for a decade. The newer had lower ride height and shifted much smoother despite having more than twice the mileage. I'm surprised the seller does not provide more drivetrain details. 

Where are you located? You might find a sympathetic reader. had not driven one before the '87 test drive. 

Stephen

Mobile

> On Jul 29, 2017, at 2:33 PM, John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Right now, it appears the only way I am going to get to drive a Vanagon
> again is to buy one.  I saw the following ad on TheSamba for 1991
> Vanagon Carat 5 Speed manual.  URL is
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2025436 .  Does
> anyone know anything about this particular van?  How common are 1991
> Vanagons that are not Westies?.
> 
> Your comments would be most appreciated.
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> John