Hi folks!

I must say that as the owner (as of two weeks) of an ' 86 Vanagon Syncro GL
that cars DO indeed have personalities if not "feelings"...I drove a ' 71
bus for 14 years and it had a name within a week of my purchase of it,
ditto my ' 69 squareback (and also an oddball ' 85 SAAB 95 I owned
briefly).  When my husband and I started looking for a Vanagon to replace
my beloved ' 71 (hit amidships badly last November) the first few cars we
saw didn't "jump up and talk to us" but this ' 86 Syncro did almost from
the start. We bought it as was and have been doing some maintenance as the
car was sitting for 6 months without so much as a bath.

I also believe this one was giving its owner some trouble just to get
passed on....we plan to enjoy it although we were a bit shocked at the
price of parts compared to the ' 71, maybe we were living in the
past.....and yes, my husband is the type that only trusts his own
mechanical work.

Pamela

' 54 Bug, '66 Dormobile, ' 69 Bug, ' 69 Squareback, ' 71 Bus, ' 86 Vanagon
Syncro GL