Good day together, my name is Niko, I live in Berlin, I’m a freshly baked father and I’ve been reading at the US Car Forum for a while and I’ve been here at MT for some time. It’s been a long time and the desire for a US car has been getting bigger and bigger. It was supposed to be a van, more precisely a G20/Vandura. I’ve of course read the used cars tips here and at the beginning of the week I’d refunded a dealer a visit. Unfortunately, the G20 was probably rather a Lockangebo t (almost 7K for a rather rusty car, which of course would not have got a TÜV). And a newer one I or my wife and I did not want. Meanwhile my wife is a professional in the car search and we have a lot of browsed until we found a nice Vandura. So it has become one of 93. Outer color blue, inside green and leather. The car has some patina, which was so desired. The used car check has given the following result: The substance is good, bearing part are In good condition, behind and at a door are rust spots that need to be welded. A track rod head must be replaced before the next Tüv in a year, the hand brake must be adjusted and one of the rear drum brakes must be tested. The exhaust must also be welded to the Tüv. This is my first US car and I hope that I am not wrong with my assessment that all this is manageable. We bought the car for almost 5K, and have s o still reserves for above mentioned repairs. Tomorrow he will be picked up and registered on Monday. Afterwards he will also be inaugurated with the first holiday trip. I need a few tips: Where do I get parts in Berlin? Mike & Franks have already been found. What is to be observed in use? For example, how often does the oil have to be changed? I have only found a meeting in Berlin so far: the one on the IKEA parking lot. I will try again to find an appropriate workpiece. Photos come next week, when the car is there and maybe even a little cleaned up. Best regards, Niko, who now has two V’s and one R.