-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --

Yes, you hear the horror stories, and some are true. And any time you buy a
vehicle, new or used there is the reisk of problems. And granted, if you buy
a used machine, the likelyhood of problems is greater. And on a list like
this, trouble stories seem to concentrate, because if there is a problem,
there is enough combined experience among the members to generally probive a
solution. Fact is, I've got over 200,000 miles on my 85 GL. And only
recently have I had the need to do anything beyond the routine maintenance
that any machine requires. I' m happy!!!

John Rodgers
Satisfied '85 GL Driver
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Date: Tuesday, 30-Jun-98 10:07 PM

From: Art McGinn               \ Internet:    (amcginn@arachnid.microweb.com
)
To:   Vanagon                  \ Internet:    (vanagon@vanagon.com)

Subject: Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy

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.
>>
>

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