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Subject:Re: Bring a trailer--$3500!
From:Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:16:57 -0700

Once I expanded the images shown in the ad, it seems to me (pun intended),
that it's pretty rusty under-behind the rust shown.
And along with Karls comments, where has the van been since 1997?
And "refurbish" ?
Does it even run?

On 9/28/16, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

> Sitting around where it has, it will look just the 1990 Multivan I recently
> bought from Minnesota. 'California van never driven in winter'. Yah, right.
> EVERYTHING under the van is crusty. Brake cables so rusty they snapped, PS
> lines almost gone, every brake line gone, shock bolts rusted in place.
> Exhaust goes w/o saying. The body might look ok (nice, in the case of mine)
> but at least get some photos of the underside before you buy that van. I
> personally wouldn't ever buy another crusty one like that.
> Karl
>

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Neil n

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