Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:41:06 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: FS: 1987 Syncro 'Adventurewagon' w/dead Subaru engine
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Good for you John,
I actually called the day the post came out (September 27th)
and Alex told me it had sold, but he would call me if the
deal fell through. Apparently he didn't...
No harm done, I am sure my Fiance and I would also have had
the "I think it can be brought back without too much effort.
My wife thinks otherwise." conversation of which I would be
on the loosing end of.
Oh well my loss is your gain... congrats on your new project.
Could you p-mail me some pics?
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:33:02 -0600
>From: John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
>Subject: Re: FS: 1987 Syncro 'Adventurewagon' w/dead Subaru
engine
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Hi all,
>I ended up buying the above said Adventurewagon last week.
Called on a whim
>on my way out the door to work and was suprised it was still
available as
>the original post came out on Friday. Told the owner I
would take it if I
>could first see some pics. Finally got them a few hours
later, a bit rough,
>but it is a syncro so I told him I would be down the next
day. After work I
>took a rental car down, got there 1AM. Was at the shop 7AM,
gave it a quick
>look over, and handed over the $2100. Trailered it home
with a Uhaul and
>trailer. Now it sits in the drive. It has a 1990 Subaru
Legacy engine with
>a rod thru the side of the case. Body has a few dings, the
biggest is one
>is on the drivers side rear pillar. No rust to speak of. 15
inch Mercedes
>alloys. The bumpers are something out of Mad Max, a welded
on mass of metal
>that would not look out of place on a locomotive. Body has
160K on it. The
>Adventurewagon interior has seen better days and am not too
sure about the
>layout anyways. I much prefer the Westy layout. It is also
missing the
>dif-lock switch and panel . If anyone has one available,
please contact me.
>It has been neglected for a while but I think it can be
brought back without
>too much effort. My wife thinks otherwise. I will start by
finding an
>engine and go from there. Many thanks to Blaine for posting
the FS notice.
>Wish me luck in bringing her back to life.
>John Andrew
>1987 Adventurewagon (Blown Subaru)
>1984 Westy (Tiico)
>1985 Quantum Syncro Wagon (90k original )
>1965 Type 3 Karmann Ghia
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Blaine Bachman <Blbachman@AOL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Friday, September 27, 2002 5:11 PM
>Subject: FS: 1987 Syncro 'Adventurewagon' w/dead Subaru
engine
>
>
>>As a favor to my local shop and to find a worthy home, I
want to let you
>know of this available vehicle in New Mexico. The shop was
thinking about
>fixing this, but they have lost interest. The asking price
is around
>$2,000.
>>
>>There's no indication that anything is amiss other than the
blown Subaru
>engine. Visually, the car is in decent condition and I'm
told nothing is
>hacked up. Besides the possibility of 're-Subaruing' it, I
suppose it could
>be restored to WBX power or converted to I-4 or I-5.
>>
>>Contact Alex or Debbie at Foreign Aide 1-800-658-5712.
>>
>>The usual non-affiliated disclaimers apply.
>>
>>-Blaine
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