>Hi Everyone!
>
>I guess I should give a small introduction to myself.  I have owned an 1987
>Camper for 7 years.  It has seen the inside of a dealership only twice.
>Both reasons were because ECM died and left me stranded and in shock that
>such an incredibly engineered item could go down - twice - within a year!
>Otherwise, I have done all the maintenance myself and tried not to get
>dealers involved.
>
>I normally put about 60000 km a year on the van.  I do a lot of travelling
>all around NA to support my addiction to white water kayaking and other
>summer winter activities.  I live in the Toronto region of Ontario
>(Newmarket to be specific) and am interested in dealing with other Camper
>owners in the area to see where they get their parts and service info.
>
>I hope to be able to get info and share whatever I can about my van.
>
>Eduard Vala
>Mechanical Engineer Mech8T7
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>                      Life is Short, Paddle Hard.
>                     Paddle for Fun, Race to Win.
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>              In memory of Andrew Westlake.
>       DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.         PLEASE.
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I count 540,000 km. Tell me it's true (I own an '87, too)!

I met a Toronto guy who had put 750,000 km on a Rabbit Diesel. Had 250,000
on his new Jetta, four yrs old at the time.

Neil

Neil Wigley
U of Windsor