This iReport is part of an assignment:
VW camper van memories
High Mileage VW
I lived for many years in an old VW Bus. At one point I bought a 1969 Deluxe with only 93,000 miles from the original owner for $200. It ran, but had a dropped valve seat, so I swapped in two new heads and it was good to go. Two sets of heads later, I had driven it to 290,000 miles with no problems, other than one of the front shock towers had almost completely rusted off. It took me 5.5 hours to swap in another used front end, by myself! At 390,000 miles it needed a new engine (lots of rattling noises) When I tore it down to rebuild it , everything was worn completely out and not worth saving, so I opted for a new long block, which cost $1100 at the time. After that I, drove it to 430,000 miles, still with the original transmission! I finally ended up selling it, minus the engine, for $200...
- TAGS:
- GROUPS:
What do you think of this story?
Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below.
Be and editor! Choose an option below:
More from this assignment - VW camper van memories
iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.
© 2013 Cable News Network. 
Comments