Hi

Mine survived to the ripe old age of 225K.  I'm now at 330K with one out of
a wrecking yard.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Johnson, David R FOR:EX <David.Johnson@GEMS6.GOV.BC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: expected lifetime for transmission?

> My transmission just failed. The fourth gear shift hub, I was told. I had
> 106000 miles. Just my experience, for what its worth
>
> David Johnson
> 84 Westy
>
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Dan Resler[SMTP:resler@LIBERTY.MAS.VCU.EDU]
> > Reply To:     Dan Resler
> > Sent:         Thursday, June 10, 1999 12:03 PM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      expected lifetime for transmission?
> >
> > What should one expect the lifetime of a Vanagon manual transmission
> > to be? I know it varies according to ones driving habits, terrain,
> > etc., but *roughly*, how long? I've got an '87 Westy with 112,000
> > miles and the manual transmission is gone; should I be surprised?
> >
> > dan
> > --
> > Dan Resler                            email: dresler@vcu.edu
> > Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA
> >
>