I personally would run, not walk, from a water cooled engine since they
have a terrible history.  But you might get lucky with an '85, then again
you might not.  Maybe some of the '85s on the list could remark on them.
Good luck...

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Wissig <lwissig@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:46 PM
Subject: 85 Vanagon - should I buy

>I'm looking at an 85 Westfalia Camper.
>> 108K miles and very clean. Everything works. Looks good,  drives good.
>
>> It has after-market AC (vital here in FL, 97 degrees today).
>> Added in California, I think buy a VW dealer.Looks factory.
>> For sale by original owner who bought it in Germany.
>> Asking $3700.
>>
>> Questions?
>>
>> What is it worth?
>> Will it be reliable?
>> What kind of engine is in it?
>> I've owned a few old buses,
>> including a cherry 67 that looked great but ate up a lot of my cash.
>> Will it be similar to those or is it totally different in character?
>> What should I look out for?
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>