>| That is the very reason why I asked for examples of long trouble-free
>| periods or high-mileages with no repairs done.
>| So far I have not heard of any.

does 30k on top of 130k (from the previous owner who said he never had any
problems with the van) count as long periods of no trouble? On my syncro,
I have had five problems so far.

Bought van at 136K...

1) Cracked wire harness on the distributor allowing signal to short out.
        at 137K

2) Oil leak due to me over filling the engine by a quart - due to noisy
        lifters and me not realizing I was checking the oil with the van on an
        incline

3) Head leak seepage at 166K - was noticed when we camped in 10 degree
        weather last year... Didn't need to be fixing than as I wasn't
        losing coolant yet, but I thought I would replace a few noisy
        lifters at the same time on my own schedule instead on the vans

4) Broken valve due to valve guide not being put in straight by a
        shop here in the bay area when I brought them the heads to
        machine when fixing #3 - at 173K

5) Original rubber boots on power steering rack had slight tears in them
        - at 173K

dave