> In a message dated 98-05-30 16:31:56 EDT, prbrrh@PROAXIS.COM writes:
>
> << hello everyone,
>    my wife wants me to sell my 87 vanagon syncro-- i say no way --
>

Michael Modl wrote:

> .  Your big roomy 4X4 vanagon
> will have cost you in 5 years around $6000.

Something else to think about...  after a few years of sticking around this list,
there won't be a thing about your Vanagon that you don't understand or can fix!
People often ask me why I stick with VW's.  After thinking about it, I realized
that they aren't that much more reliable than most other cars, its just that I now
know enough about them that I haven't ever been to a dealership for anything but
parts. Besides, I can blow it two or three times and still fix it cheaper than
someone that dosen't have any personal interest in my vehicle.  Now that I have
confidence with my repairs, I am no longer concerned with being at the mercy of
others on trips. Controlling your own destiny and all that....
Mark