At 11:10 PM 7/10/97 -0500, Mark B. Magee wrote:
>Volks,
>Looking at 82 Diesel Westy:
>1) Very clean; paint w/in one year
>2) Odo at 102K but odo not working
>3) Owner claims PO put an O-Haul on engine at 70K
>4) No dents, rubber good
>5) Owner tossed all Paper work on everything (even O-Haul!)
>6) Says it will do 70mph all day at 35-38 mpg (he is an elderly gent
>w/some PT Barnum in him)
>Price is $3,000 but apparently soft for I know he's had it on the market
>-at least- 8 weeks and no bites. No A/C (or worse the possibility
>thereof) is a bad thing down here. Any ideas the market on this unit
>down here in Hot/Humid SE Texas?
>Regards
>Mark B. Magee
>Presently Westyless
>87GL 83K 
>Kemah TX USA
>
Mark,
I would take anything this guy says with a grain of salt. Unless that `82
has been pointed down a 6% grade it's entire life, chances are 70mph and
35-38mpg are just a touch unrealistic. I've had my `82 diesel westy since
`88 and get 26-27 mpg tops but consistently. 70 mph, no way! I keep mine up
all the time and have never gotten that kind of mileage.
Good luck,
Bob Bellanca
`81 Diesel Rabbit
`82 Diesel Westy (soon to be 1.9L turbo, I hope)
`84 Turbo Diesel Jetta