This didnt happen to me, but a friend of mine, he bought a Mercedes jeep
back in April, shaortly after, plastic wrapped toothpicks started coming out
of the dash, he dismantled much of the dash while installing a Stereo, but
didnt findabything. Every once in while, a toothpick falls out. Weird!

PerL

Patrick Hatcher wrote:

> In lieu of the regularly scheduled spam war, I thought I'd start a new
> thread:
>
> What is the most interesting "thing" (that could mean a story, too) that
> you found in/about your van after buying it from a PO?
>
> I'm still finding cool places to stick things in my van ('85 Westy GL),
> like the 1 1/2 inch space that is under the drivers seat PAST the aux.
> battery compartment, and the little space between the van wall and the
> right side of the rear bench seat, and all the other little compartments
> found hither, thither, and yon in our vans.
>
> I know, Westys have more little compartments, but I want to hear about
> anything found in any Vanagon from a PO (or even dealership, I guess).
>
> To date, here is a (pretty boring) list of what the PO left for me in
> our Westy:
>
> The WRONG coolant (yep, she's leaking now)
> The WRONG tires (yep, the've been replaced)
> A fishing hook embedded in the carpet
> Various lures, weights, and a length of fishing line
> A fishing cooler (complete with small pieces of dried fish)
> A coffee maker that plugs into the cigarette lighter (doesn't work)
> A "Never Break" comb
> Various candy/cracker wrappers
> $0.23
> An eyeglass case (hung in the swivel mechanism under the driver's seat)
> Four REALLY tacky faux-chrome hubcaps with cheap sticker in middle
> (replaced)
>
> Well, that's about it.  How 'bout it folks, a fun topic for a change?
>
> -Patrick
>   <><
>   Radford, VA
>   '85 Westy GL "Vicki"