[jyl]

Thanks, guys.

We just took our old camper out of storage, it's at the mechanics trying to get it running again, and I decided I don't even want it. F250 3/4 ton 4x4 460ci w/ Lance camper, gets <10 mpg and way too much truck for the current stage of our life and where we live. Coincidentally, my BART car (beater car that gets left at the airport and the train station etc) is really getting o-l-d. As in, I'm never sure I'm going to get back from the airport.

So I am thinking about a Vanagon Westy to be both the weekend camper and the BART car. I see them for sale as low as $5000 withh a lot of miles. I figure they can't be too hard to work on, I could go through the suspension and brakes and misc, and then if the motor gives out, do a swap.

There seems to be a huge support network for the Westys - online forums, parts vendors, etc. I checked some parts prices, they seem frankly cheap (after buying 911 parts).

Am I right that they are DIY-able? Would a Westy with 150K miles be a big mistake?