I am guessing you are "mad" in the British sense, (i.e.: demented, daft,
deranged, crazy), and not in the USA sense, (i.e.: furious, angry, irate,
livid). Sounds like a decent deal, if all is clean and newish.

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Walter Gomes [SMTP:wgomes@EARTHLINK.NET]
Sent:   Thursday, July 01, 1999 11:02 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        315,000 miles

I am defiantly mad. I have agreed to take delivery on tuesday @ $5900 of
a 1986 SWEET westy with only 315,000 miles on it (don't I get a couple
of St. Christopher Badges for this).
PO  took it to VW and they replaced the low speed fan switch <?> and
swore up and down that the head gaskets were fine.
The Subaru conversion is very attractive (just got the detail sheet from
Kennedy) and would bring the price up to about $8500 which seems to be
the going price for an '86 and up.
The Tranny does however concern me @ another grand or so. It would be
nice to drive for a few minutes or so before making these big changes.

Thanks again for all the advice that I did'nt take  :^). I just hope I
don't live to regret it too much.

Walter