These people just want what VW is currently giving Vanagon buyers in SA. Thats understandable.... but really that means going 5 cylinder... SA is no longer using the inline 4 in Vanagons
>From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@informs.com> >Reply-To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@informs.com> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC. >Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 00:30:52 -0500 > > > the issue is simple, do I > > want a van that will climb the grade from Ventura to Thousand Oaks on > > Highway 101 without having to stay in the slow lane in 2nd gear or > > take the drive from Estes Park to I 70 in Colorado? Yes > >Perhaps another van is the answer? Say, an Aerostar or an Astro? Toyota >or >Honda? > >Every older VW has its idiosyncrasies. Its quirks and familiar quibbles. >It's part of the vehicle's charm. Part of it is the fact that it doesn't >go >as fast as the modern machinery. Just as the Beetle's heating system tends >to be somewhat underwhelming, so is our Westy's power. We're driving >15-year old relics so let's not beat them to death with complaints about >their shortcomings. So they need more power. But we knew that when we >bought them. Didn't we? Yes, I do at times wish it would go faster, but >then I just sit back and smile because I am having fun! I know I'll be >passing them again on the way down. And the next downhill... and the >next... > >Can anything newer match the Vanagon's charm? I don't think we would have >bought them if they were as sterile as, well, a Honda? > >EIEIO ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
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