In a message dated 98-03-23 20:32:10 EST, cwyatt@GI.ALASKA.EDU writes:

<< I've recently bought a house that will lengthen my commute to work from two
 miles to 25 miles, one way... There's an '87 Honda CRX for sale here, for
less than $2000...I figure, on average, an '87 CRX or the like will be cheaper
to operate...to keep the routine miles off the Van.  It has 93,000 on it
now...

Now I can go after the clutch slave, oxygen sensor, rear defrost, and dead
mirror that have needed attention for too long. >>

I don't think you need our advice to make this choice. Spare your Synchro the
pain of 18,000 additional miles a year. Save those miles for doing something
really fun, not the boring to-and-fro to work. Drive that little Honda Popcorn
Cart until it squeals, and you'll save BIG TIME on the repair bills that are
bound to crop up if you use this VW as a commuter.

$.02.

gmbulley
cary, nc