Ron,

Since my defense of the "extraordinarily bad engine" started this
thread, here are the numbers for the two Vanagon's I have owned...

'83.5  1.9  GL       128,000 miles
'86    2.1  Syncro   111,000 miles

The first one was sold as-is, and the Syncro (daily driver) had a
rebuilt AVP installed just about a year ago (great engine).  My old '59
Splittie had an 1800cc installed -- the engine never gave me any
trouble, but one time I torqued the tranny in two!

Scott

Ron Lussier wrote:
>
> Based on the postings so far, the data for miles to first event are:
>
>    Average miles to the first event:  107,055
>    Median miles to first event:        97,500
>
> 'Event' is defined in a fuzzy way.  It's either the current mileage, or the
> mileage when the gaskets leaked or needed to be replaced.
>
> I'll post the total results at some point after discussion dies down.
>
> Coyote
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